Reciever requests cemetery hearing

Reciever requests cemetery hearing

Sharing from the Delaware Gazette. 

Fairview Memorial Park

The Remarkable Renewal of the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield Continues in the Summer of 2018

From the Greenfield Historical Society where you can check out more photographs taken during the June 9, 2018 work session - and a more dedicated group of hard working volunteers you won't find anywhere as they work their way through the Old Burying Ground cleaning, repairing, and re-setting the town's earliest gravemarkers and monuments - during this their 5th year of restoring the "OBG"! 

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THE NEXT WORK SESSION

 AT THE OLD BURYING GROUND:

TUESDAY - JUNE 26, 2018

"Please join other volunteers as we continue to make improvements to the Old Burial Ground. We'll start at 7:30 a.m. and work as long as we have the energy. Come help and stay as long as you can."

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"Volunteer Session - June 9, 2018"

"We got an early start this Saturday in an effort to avoid most of the heat and any pop-up showers. That was a good idea since by 11 or so it was getting hot and our energy levels were diminishing. 

We had a great morning! 

We were able to realign more stones, repair some broken stones, clean some stones, and were excited when we uncovered a Gibson Post 180 GAR war marker! 

Joining in were Scott Andersen, Venus Andersen, John King, Jackie Doles, Mike Anderson, Gloria Losey, and Diana Zimmerman. 

The grounds looked especially nice as the mowing and trimming had been done extremely well by village workers. Our thanks to City Manager Todd Wilkin and the workers for making that big difference!

Many thanks to ALL the volunteers who help throughout the years making this a very successful project."

 (Photo Above - Photo courtesy of Scott Andersen):  

From Left to Right:  

John King, Jackie Doles and Michael Lee Anderson

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All Photos below courtesy of Michael Lee Anderson

 

 

 

 

The latest News Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce SHOULD READ: Ohioans Facing Issues with REGISTERED Cemeteries can seek help from the Department of Commerce

The latest (May 21, 2018) News Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce fails to include a very important word in the title of the News Release; and that word is:  "registered" which should have been placed before the word "cemeteries".

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Also, the link in paragraph two for the laws and guidelines, which is the "Cemetery Minimum Maintenance Guidelines" By The Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission", states:

"ORC Section 4767.06(H) Adopt and Publish Suggested Minimum guidelines for all cemeteries registered in the state of Ohio under ORC 4767"  

So, it is in the linked document from the News Release that we see the word "registered".  

Registered is a very important word!  

Indeed Registered is the word to keep in mind when you are considering filing a Complaint with the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission about the unresolved issues you have with your cemetery of concern.  

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'Read below and weep' if your cemetery comes under one of these categories:

(C) Sections 4767.02 to 4767.04 of the Revised Code do not apply to or affect a family cemetery or a cemetery in which there have been no interments during the previous twenty-five calendar years. As used in this division, "family cemetery" means a cemetery containing the human remains of persons, at least three-fourths of whom have a common ancestor or who are the spouse or adopted child of that common ancestor.

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 Below are images of the two pages

of the Cemetery Registration Form

for Registered Cemeteries:

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Below is my response from the Department of Commerce's Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.  

The Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission comes under the above Divisions.

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My request to file a complaint on an inactive and unregistered cemetery was denied because the cemetery was Unregistered due to its inactive status.