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Former Brigham City sexton urges council to preserve cemetery lilacs, offers alternatives to tree removal
Summary
Kathy Wood, a retired Brigham City sexton, told the council she has decades of cemetery experience and urged officials to avoid removing historic lilacs, suggesting mini‑mausoleums and other design changes to extend cemetery life without destroying traditional plantings.
At the Feb. 5 Brigham City meeting, Kathy Wood, a retired Brigham City sexton and former president of the Utah Cemetery Parks Association, asked the council to preserve the cemetery's traditional lilacs and to consider space‑saving alternatives instead of landscaping changes she fears will remove historic plantings.
Wood spoke at…
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