Sexton reports progress on Sentry/Chronicle cemetery‑mapping grant; state report due June 30

Mar 2, 2026

Sexton Harry Draper said he is synchronizing aerial and sonar mapping with the cemetery grid and expects to finish the update by the end of the week; the committee discussed identifying sonar‑detected voids, adding row/plot numbers, temporary headstone markers, and that the grant must be reported to the State by June 30.

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Sexton Harry Draper told the Cedar Fort Cemetery Committee on March 2 that he is working to synchronize the cemetery grid with the Sentry/Chronicle mapping overlay and expects to complete the update by the end of the week. The mapping project combines aerial imagery and sonar results to identify burial locations, including voids detected by sonar where no headstones are present.

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