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Carrollton council approves easement, sidewalk and five-space lot for Black Cemetery after debate over unmarked graves
Summary
After council members pressed staff about the cemetery’s historic footprint and whether unmarked graves exist outside the fenced parcel, Carrollton City Council unanimously approved a CDBG-funded easement, a 5-foot walkway and a five-space parking area for Carrollton Black Cemetery Phase 1.
Carrollton City Council unanimously approved a resolution on April 7 authorizing the city manager to execute easement agreements and a five-space parking-and-walkway improvement for the Carrollton Black Cemetery Phase 1 project, funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars.
The decision followed an extended discussion in which Councilmember Fleming and others said they were concerned the city might be encroaching on unmarked graves beyond the cemetery’s chain-link boundary. Fleming said he had “reasonable concerns that there may be some unmarked graves that exist outside the chain link,” and asked whether the city had contacted the Texas Historical Commission and performed additional…
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