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Polk County approves preliminary plat to add 208 gravesites at Kongsminger Cemetery
Summary
Polk County planning staff and commissioners approved a preliminary plat to expand Kongsminger Cemetery in Esther Township, adding 208 gravesites on a 2.5-acre tract; the site lies inside the county’s 100-year floodplain overlay and will return for final-plat signatures.
Polk County commissioners voted to approve a preliminary plat that would expand Kongsminger Cemetery in Esther Township, county planning staff said. The proposal covers a 2.5-acre tract (Parcel 18.000060.05) and would add 208 gravesites to an existing cemetery that staff said has been active since 1886.
County planning staff told the board the site is zoned agricultural and lies within the county’s 100-year…
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