Letters have been sent from the DNR to ALL Township Trustees, Auditors, Recorders, County Commissioners, and Area Plan Commissions regarding the recently passed laws. I am doing the best I can to let people know about the laws while also trying to locate all of the cemeteries. The best thing that everyone can do is be the local advocate. I can't possibly know what construction project is happening everywhere in the state, but the group can keep an eye on their areas. When you see something that even might be illegal, contact me. I'll pass the information onto the proper people in our office. The investigations might go slow, but they do go. And results are happening across the state. Once our Conservation Officers investigate and if an arrest is made, then it is up to the local prosecutor to take the case. So again, we need your local advocacy. DNR does not prosecute, we only investigate. If you have individual questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the office. I'll do my best to get the answers to your questions as quickly as possible. Our staff is busy, but we do care very much about cemeteries; if we didn't we would not be in this field. Jeannie Regan-Dinius Cemetery Registry Coordinator Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology 317/232-1646 317/232-0693 (fax) 402 W. Washington Street RM W274 Indianapolis, IN 46204 -----Original Message----- From: Jb502000@aol.com [mailto:Jb502000@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:57 PM To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Researching Cemeteries In a message dated 10/30/01 7:56:53 PM US Eastern Standard Time, cherokee@shelbynet.net writes: > cherokee@shelbynet.net (Christine West) > Chris, The point I have been making is that, when a developer goes before the County or City Zoning Boards Who, or how does the Board know if a cemetery is on the property under consideration. If they approve a Development without being told one way or another, they could approve a Project and the Individual, or Developer could pull up the stones, and regardless if you have it recorded or not, it can be destroyed before anyone realized it. Once the Building has been built, or the Ground moved the Developers will continue to plead Ignorance of the Law. So if they destroy the cemetery, all that can be done is slap the wrist of the individual. A Small fine is a cheap price to pay, but the Cemetery is Gone. Someone has to be responsible for asking a very simple question, "Is there a Cemetery, Graveyard, or Burial Site on this property. I have been to meetings lately and no one mentions cemeteries. In Floyd Co. our Zoning Board is aware of this, because I told Them. But they still don't ask the Developer That one simple question. Sorry if my Disgust is showing thru. I do not think my responsibility is to go to every meeting and keep reminding them. Copies of the Law should be Sent to every Zoning Board, City and County in Indiana, by the DNR and make it an official notification. I shouldn't have to be a watch Dog for the Zoning Boards. Anyone that is not having Cemeteries moved or destroyed like Lois and I, here in Clark and Floyd Counties may not have much sympathy for us, but it can happen anywhere sooner than Later. Chris ask your Local Zoning board if they know about the Present Cemetery Laws. Jack E. Briles Sr. Floyd County PCRP Coordinator Po Box 444 New Albany, In. 47151-0444 (812) 282-6585 Fax (812) 282-6585 ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of England and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli: "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals."

Jeannie, You must have quite a task. Out here we have requested and have been placed on the mailing list for ALL PROJECT APPLICATION NOTICES required to be sent to interested parties. We receieve a ton of these things and maybe 5-10% affect a cemetery. But we are able to catch what's going on early enough to make comment. The Township Trustees may want to do that as well. The local residents involved with INPCRP and other cemetery related activities that want to comment on these types of projects should also be on a mailing list. In our case, these are called Initial Project Notices. We then send in written response detailing the existing cemetery and noting the "significant adverse impacts" likely to occur as the result of the project. At the same time, too, we provide a list of reasonable recommendations to "mitigate" the impacts. Thought I'd pass this on. Sue Silver El Dorado Co., CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regan-Dinius, Jeannie" <JRdinius@dnr.state.in.us> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 4:50 AM Subject: RE: [INPCRP] Researching Cemeteries > Letters have been sent from the DNR to ALL Township Trustees, Auditors, > Recorders, County Commissioners, and Area Plan Commissions regarding the > recently passed laws. I am doing the best I can to let people know about > the laws while also trying to locate all of the cemeteries. > > The best thing that everyone can do is be the local advocate. I can't > possibly know what construction project is happening everywhere in the > state, but the group can keep an eye on their areas. > > When you see something that even might be illegal, contact me. I'll pass > the information onto the proper people in our office. The investigations > might go slow, but they do go. And results are happening across the state. > > Once our Conservation Officers investigate and if an arrest is made, then it > is up to the local prosecutor to take the case. So again, we need your > local advocacy. DNR does not prosecute, we only investigate. > > If you have individual questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at > the office. I'll do my best to get the answers to your questions as quickly > as possible. Our staff is busy, but we do care very much about cemeteries; > if we didn't we would not be in this field. > > Jeannie Regan-Dinius > Cemetery Registry Coordinator > Department of Natural Resources > Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology > 317/232-1646 > 317/232-0693 (fax) > 402 W. Washington Street RM W274 > Indianapolis, IN 46204 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jb502000@aol.com [mailto:Jb502000@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:57 PM > To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Researching Cemeteries > > > In a message dated 10/30/01 7:56:53 PM US Eastern Standard Time, > cherokee@shelbynet.net writes: > > > > cherokee@shelbynet.net (Christine West) > > > > Chris, > The point I have been making is that, when a developer goes before the > County > or City Zoning Boards Who, or how does the Board know if a cemetery is on > the > property under consideration. If they approve a Development without being > told one way or another, they could approve a Project and the Individual, or > > Developer could pull up the stones, and regardless if you have it recorded > or > not, it can be destroyed before anyone realized it. > Once the Building has been built, or the Ground moved the > Developers will continue to plead Ignorance of the Law. So if they destroy > the cemetery, all that can be done is slap the wrist of the individual. A > Small fine is a cheap price to pay, but the Cemetery is Gone. Someone has to > > be responsible for asking a very simple question, "Is there a Cemetery, > Graveyard, or Burial Site on this property. I have been to meetings lately > and no one mentions cemeteries. In Floyd Co. our Zoning Board is aware of > this, because I told Them. But they still don't ask the Developer That one > simple question. > Sorry if my Disgust is showing thru. I do not think my > responsibility is to go to every meeting and keep reminding them. Copies of > the Law should be Sent to every Zoning Board, City and County in Indiana, by > > the DNR and make it an official notification. I shouldn't have to be a watch > > Dog for the Zoning Boards. Anyone that is not having Cemeteries moved or > destroyed like Lois and I, here in Clark and Floyd Counties may not have > much sympathy for us, but it can happen anywhere sooner than Later. Chris > ask > your Local Zoning board if they know about the Present Cemetery Laws. > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > Floyd County PCRP Coordinator > Po Box 444 > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > (812) 282-6585 > Fax (812) 282-6585 > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of > England > and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli: > "Show me the manner in which a nation or community > cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical > exactness the tender mercies of its people, their > respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty > to high ideals." > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Please do not send queries through this list. > >