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17 June 13, 1983 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: As the first chairman of a new Commission, I had to break ground in a new territory without any previous Cemetary Commission's experience. We knew there were problems with the cemetary; the first task was to identify them. I volunteered to do whatever reading and research necessary to understand the problems. Since our first meeting last November--which was merely organizational--1 have spent approxmiately 62 hours personally, reading, interviewing, asking questions and record- ing answers--all of which were reported to the Commission, cumulatively, at each of our monthly meetings, and their signi- ficance was discussed in those meetings. My report tonight is merely a summary of what we learped about the cemetary with suggested solutions to the problems, as discussed and evaluated by the commission. Because my report will be merely a summary, I have included for your examination, at your convenience, much of the data upon which this report is based. (I hope that you will examine the complete data because, then, you will better understand this report.) I want to express my sincere appreciation to Ms. Dinah Elwell for the many interviews she has granted me and for'her complete cooperation in trying to locate data for me. The City is fortunate to have an employee of her intelli- gence and dedication to her work. Also, I have received much