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Cemetery desperate for help |
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Written by DeadGirl
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Monday, 02 August 2004 |
By Stephenie Steitzer
Post staff reporter
The organizer of a cleanup effort at the neglected Wesleyan Cemetery in Northside said he is desperate for more volunteers next Sunday.
With only 35 of an expected 100 to 150 volunteers showing up Sunday, organizer Gordon Cain said progress is slow.
Volunteers have been working at the cemetery for the past six weeks while city, county and state officials decide who is responsible for the maintenance of the cemetery.
"We would've loved to see 100 people there today," Cain said. "That's what we were shooting for." He said the biggest need for volunteers is for those who can bring rakes with them.
Cain said he also is looking for cash donations to buy equipment and to pay for various necessities such as portable toilet rentals. And, he said, he would like to find a large lawn maintenance company to help do some of the work.
He said a few small companies have volunteered their equipment and personnel, but a large company with heavy machinery is needed to clear weeds and brush from the fence line and to eradicate poison ivy.
"I don't think anybody really understands the job to be done here," Cain said.
About 17,000 people have been buried at the cemetery along Colerain Avenue since the 1800s, including about 1,000 military veterans. The cemetery spans nearly 20 acres.
Cain said it took him seven months to find the grave of a friend who died in the Vietnam War.
A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge is scheduled to hear a lawsuit in December by Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro seeking to remove Robert Merkle, the cemetery's trustee. Merkle served 18 months in prison after being convicted of stealing $93,000 from the cemetery's trust.
Merkle later threatened to file criminal trespassing charges against family members wanting to cut the weeds and clean the debris. A judge intervened and allowed relatives to have limited access while Petro pursues legal action.
Some Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials are trying to find a solution to the cemetery's woes, but others are worried about the cost of maintaining the property on a regular basis.
Cain said another organized cleanup will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. He said interested volunteers may show up at the cemetery at any time during the week to do some of the work.
For more information, contact Cain at (513) 910-5236.
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