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Council approves memorial healing garden at Enoch City Cemetery
Summary
A community group proposed a memorial healing garden with a 16x16 gazebo, benches dedicated to five children and a mother, a sculpture and pollinator plantings; the council approved the plan in principle and the nonprofit will fund construction while the city will provide the space in-kind.
Cindy Baldwin presented a proposal from Community Trauma Recovery for a memorial healing garden at the Enoch City Cemetery, designed as a community healing space after the January 2023 tragedy. Baldwin described a 16‑by‑16 foot powder‑coated galvanized steel gazebo, six benches each memorializing one of the deceased, a walking path to a sculpture, and intentional plantings (including milkweed to attract monarchs).
Baldwin told the council the nonprofit would fundraise and cover construction costs; the group requested only that the city provide the cemetery space in‑kind and coordinate on irrigation and long‑term maintenance as the cemetery expands. "The group requested only that the city provide the space in-kind within the cemetery," Baldwin said. Council Member Jacob Miner asked about maintenance; Baldwin said the nonprofit would maintain the space for many years and that the city would eventually assume landscape maintenance.
City Manager Ryan Robinson clarified that the presentation was for preliminary agreement to proceed with final designs and fundraising; no construction authorization was requested that evening. Council Member David Harris moved to approve the proposed memorial healing garden; Council Member Debra Ley seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
