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Local preservation group asks Dodge County for cemetery committee; board takes proposal under advisement
Summary
Roy Locke, representing DodgeCountySettlers.org, presented research and asked the board to form a committee to identify and preserve local cemeteries; the board agreed to take the request under advisement. A separate participant raised concerns about public comment formatting.
Roy Locke, representing DodgeCountySettlers.org, presented research on local cemeteries and asked the Dodge County Board of Commissioners to create a committee to identify unregistered cemeteries, add them to official registers, and pursue grant funding for preservation. The board agreed to take the proposal under advisement; no formal motion or vote to form a committee is recorded in the minutes.
Separately, Mr. Howard Warnock raised procedural concerns about how public comments are formatted on the board’s agenda; the minutes record his remarks but show no formal follow-up action. In commissioner reports, Commissioner Leigh Ann Greene suggested placing a referendum on the November ballot regarding the old courthouse; Chairman Dan McCranie asked Attorney Ron Daniels to present referendum options at the next meeting.
Manager Conner Bearden’s report included a discussion of Deeds trial expenses and a note that the courts would reimburse the county from ARPA funds; the minutes also record that Judge Wall notified the board the case would be retried in 2027 with no ARPA funds available. Manager Bearden also described the county’s new mass notification system and encouraged residents to sign up.
The minutes record the board took the cemetery preservation proposal under advisement; they do not record creation of a committee, a timeline for action, or any funding commitment.
