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Jacksonville commission discusses 11-acre cemetery expansion; administrator pledges survey funding
Summary
Commissioners described a site walk of a planned 11-acre cemetery expansion and agreed the first phase must include roads and utility surveying; one member reported that administrator Jeff Alvis committed to funding the survey, though no dollar amount was recorded in the transcript.
Commission members said they walked the proposed 11-acre expansion in December and described an initial plan to phase the work: establish roads near the roadway first, then survey and lay out blocks so infrastructure (water, storm drains, electrical) can follow.
Speakers said the plan is to survey road corridors first and then call in blocks for later phases to avoid front-loading survey costs. A commissioner identified Civil West Engineering (engineer Manny) as the firm producing the initial plan and said the administrator, Jeff Alvis, has committed to funding the survey; the transcript records the commitment but does not record a funding amount.
Members described the expansion as a way to provide more plot options for families and as an access route that could benefit fire safety. They recommended preparing a short written summary of the proposed first-phase infrastructure for review by staff and suggested a possible emergency meeting or email approval if members want to accelerate the timeline.
Next actions noted in the meeting: a commissioner offered to draft the written summary and coordinate with Rick and John for technical review; if approved by those reviewers, the commission said it could seek an emergency email vote rather than wait the usual months between meetings.
