Murphysboro council updates cemetery code, pledges maintenance after headstone concerns
The Murphysboro City Council approved revisions to Chapter 9 of the city code governing cemeteries and discussed volunteer and city-led efforts to repair and mark older graves after reports of deteriorating headstones and lost markers; staff and volunteers will coordinate brush-clearing and marker replacement.
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The Murphysboro City Council on a unanimous voice vote approved modernized revisions to Chapter 9 of the municipal code governing cemeteries and discussed next steps for clearing brush, locating lost markers and repairing headstones.
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