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Friday, 27 January 2006 |
By: SCOTT TYNES
January 24, 2006
Natchez, MS
Mohandas Gandhi once said a society can be judged by the way it treats its dead. A coalition of civic organizations and private businesses is hoping Gandhi would offer a good judgment of rookhaven following completion of a beautification project at Easthaven, Rose Hill and Hillcrest cemeteries.
"We were doing a terrible job of maintaining (Easthaven Cemetery) and making it look like a park. A cemetery is a memorial park," said Dave Pace, owner of Brookhaven Monument Co.
Pace said he went to the Natchez city cemetery about a year ago and realized how beautiful and well-maintained the memorial park was. He decided he wanted to do something to improve Brookhaven's cemeteries and approached the Lincoln County Master Gardeners with his ideas.
Karen Sullivan latched onto the project, Pace said. She has spearheaded efforts by the Master Gardeners, the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce's Community Appearance Committee and other beautification organizations to improve the look of the city's cemeteries. Her efforts have been funded partly by a five-year grant from Brookhaven Monument Co.
"Anything we can do to make our community nicer is well worth it," Pace said. "It already looks 500 percent better."
Many of the beautification efforts will not become apparent until spring, when many of the flowers will bloom, but some of the changes are more easily apparent, said Kevin Laird, a Master Gardener.
At Easthaven, 18 live oaks have been planted along the main boulevard by the cemetery's maintenance staff. Work has also begun on cleaning and repainting the fences and entrance, and shrubs have been planted near the maintenance shop eventually to hide it from park visitors, Laird said.
Hundreds of flowers have been planted in several beds throughout the park, Laird said, but they will not emerge until spring.
Other efforts that will become more visible in the spring are ongoing, he said. A buffer zone of crepe myrtles will be planted along the northern and eastern fences to provide more privacy within the park. Crepe myrtles will also be used along a drainage ditch running through the middle of the cemetery to hide it.
Brookhaven Monument will donate 10 granite benches to be placed in the park, Pace said. The Master Gardeners will sell the inscription rights to further fund beautification efforts.
Pace complimented the cemetery maintenance employees for their work on the project.
"They really are trying their best to get the cemetery in shape," he said, adding the mayor and board of aldermen fully support the project.
Ward Four Alderwoman Shirley Estes, the first president of the Brookhaven Master Gardeners and a member of the Chamber's Appearance Committee, complimented Sullivan on her enthusiasm for the project and the dedication she has shown in moving it forward.
"She has been very frugal with the limited funding we have without sacrificing the beauty of the project," Estes said.
Pace said Easthaven was chosen as the first site to receive major attention because it needed the most improvement, and a little funding would go a long way to enhancing it.
Rose Hill Cemetery is likely the next major project, Laird said.
"There are plans to plant some foliage and, long-term, to do some fencing and monument cleaning," he said, adding the cleaning efforts would be a good project for scouts or school projects.
Hillcrest Cemetery only needs minor improvements, Pace said.
"It's not in bad shape at all," he said.
Donations to the beautification efforts can be made at the city clerk's office to the city cemetery trust fund.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15991207&BRD=1377&PAG=461&dept_id=172922&rfi=6 |
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