A faded sign stands on the cemetery property on Boulevard Street in Cleveland. (photo/wrwh.com)
(Cleveland)- The City of Cleveland is being asked to help with the conditions at a perpetual care cemetery in the city.
Family members of people who are buried at Gateway Memory Park, also known as Mountain View Memorial Gardens on Boulevard Street attended the Cleveland City Council Monday night pleading for help in getting the owner of the cemetery to improve conditions there.
Debbie Davis told council members, “it’s terrible up there” saying, she and others have tried to contact the owner, she identified as Chris Shelnut, but he refuses to return their calls. Davis said the cemetery has not been registered with the State of Georgia since 2010.
City Administrator, Tom O’Bryant said they were made aware of the situation Monday and he and the city’s code enforcement officer visited the location and have a list of items that the owner needs to comply with to bring the cemetery and a building on the property up to the city’s new Property Maintenance Code.
Mayor Shan Ash said this is something that will be addressed. “There are guidelines that they have to go by and we are going to check on our side to see what we can do about it and you know as far as license is concerned, we’re going to check into that. We’re going to follow up on this and make sure this is addressed,” said Ash.
Davis said men from Zion Interdenominational Church are planning to cut the grass at the cemetery Tuesday, to help improve the look.
