Dorchester County Council provides letter of support for bill addressing abandoned cemeteries
Proposed legislation in the Maryland State House would give local governments the authority to take ownership of abandoned cemeteries and transfer them to groups willing to care for them. County leaders are backing the measure as a way to provide options when burial sites have unclear or unknown ownership.
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DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. — Proposed legislation in the Maryland state house would give local governments the authority to take ownership of abandoned cemeteries and transfer them to groups willing to care for them. County leaders are backing the measure as a way to provide options when burial sites have unclear or unknown ownership.