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The Middletown Cemetery is an “active” cemetery. We have burials there every year.
Selling lots    

Ya see Mtown...that would require that the City know where the empty lots are located.....ooooops.....I do believe that's another violation

CHAPTER 1210:  HISTORIC PRESERVATION

1210.01  POLICY AND PURPOSE.

The City hereby declares as a matter of public policy that the preservation, protection, perpetuation and use of areas, places, structures, works of art or similar objects having a special historical or aesthetic interest or value are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the health, prosperity, safety and welfare of the people. (Webster Dictionary – necessity – 1. the state or fact of being inevitable or necessary. 2. something essential, esp. to existence. 3. poverty; great need. 4. compulsion.)
The purpose of this chapter is to:

(a)     Preserve and protect the heritage of the City by delineating structures, sites and areas that reflect the City’s cultural, social, economic and architectural history;

(b)     Stabilize and improve property values;

(c)     Protect and enhance the City’s attractions to residents, tourists and visitors, and to encourage business and industry;

(d)     Foster civic pride in the beauty and notable accomplishments of the past;

(e)     Strengthen the economy of the City;

(f)      Protect and enhance the visual and aesthetic character, diversity and interest in the City;

(g)     Promote the use and preservation of historic sites and structures for the education and general welfare of the residents of the City;

(h)     Safeguard the property rights of the owners whose property is declared to be an historic site or is located in an area designated as an historic district;

(i)      Develop appropriate settings for designated historic sites or historic districts; and

(j)      Establish a Council on Landmarks and Historic Districts.

(Ord. O91‑19, passed 3‑5‑1991)

I thought the new cemetery board was to have 5 members?

Over the last several years the Middletown Cemetery had become a community garden. The families and neighborhood people would come and visit with me, tell me about their family history, bring me a cup of coffee or a cold ice tea, help me pick up trash, and bring me starts of plants from their gardens.  They donated $2 or $5 from their small social security checks to help make the cemetery a beautiful place for their family to visit. Not one plant was purchased, planted or cared for by the city.
The destruction of the plants at the cemetery is the most vindictive act I have ever witnessed in my entire life.