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Columbia council approves Old Leesburg Road annexation after residents press for cemetery protections
Summary
Council approved annexation and zoning changes for two Old Leesburg Road parcels after residents urged protections for an on-site historic cemetery; the developer’s broker said the company will provide a 20-foot buffer, a chain-link fence, paved access and two parking spaces, and council members pressed for a professional survey to define boundaries.
Columbia City Council on second reading approved the annexation, future land use map amendment and zoning map amendment for properties at 4316 and 4340 Old Leesburg Road in Council District 4, after a string of public comments pressing the city and developer to protect an on-site cemetery.
Residents raised the cemetery concern during the public-comment period. Mary Baer told council she had learned the zoning item was back on the agenda and relayed worries from a family member who could not attend. She said the developer had not directly told neighbors how the cemetery would be preserved and that a broker had described…
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