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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee starts 90‑day cemetery ordinance review after reports of damage to grave markers
Summary
The Commission initiated a 90‑day ordinance change process for the county cemetery and asked the County Manager to investigate reported damage or vandalism to grave markers, with a second reading planned at a future work session.
The Commission opened a 90‑day process to revise the county cemetery ordinance and instructed staff to post the proposal on the county website; no final vote was taken at the Aug. 5 meeting. Chairman Charles Coffey asked County Manager Thomas Weaver to investigate citizen reports that headstones had been damaged and to determine whether the incidents resulted from public‑works mowing or from vandalism.
County staff told the board the ordinance would undergo a second reading at an upcoming work session and that changes would be published online for public review. "Chairman Coffey asked the County Manager to look into vandalism at the cemetery, a citizen had reached out and stated that they didn't know if it was the public works accidently hitting grave markers when they were cutting grass or someone else," the minutes record.
The Commission framed the action as an ordinance process rather than an immediate regulatory change; the investigation outcome will guide whether operational changes or additional protections are needed.
