A California city council agreed to sell part of a local park to a cemetery for a bargain.
Members of the Lompoc City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Lompoc Cemetery District 7.64 acres of land that was a part of Beattie Park in California.
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“Our main charter as a cemetery district is to ensure the health of the cemetery district for hundreds of years out and planning extra land,” said Ken Ostini, a member of the district’s board of directors, according to Noozhawk. “We have no plan to develop that area anytime soon.”
“We just want to have that for future generations to expand the cemetery when it’s needed, and again, most of us probably won’t be around when that happens,” he added.
The cemetery dates back to 1875.
During the Tuesday hearing, some residents expressed concern about the sale, saying the area is an informal trail.
“It’s been worn and used heartily by many of us in the neighborhood,” said resident Michelle Parkinson. “I would hate to see that change. It’s part of the desirability of living up there.”
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Another resident said that a “park is for the living. People enjoy that area.”
“It’s not a horrible thing that’s happening up there,” said Councilman Dirk Starbuck, adding that it’s for the “greater good of the city.”
