County to place rescission of private burial‑site maintenance agreement on consent after conservator provides evidence

Mike Turner, planning and development staff, told the board that in 2016 property owners recorded a private burial access and maintenance agreement with a perpetual access easement at 1401 West Mount Vernon Road. On Dec. 2 the conservator for one of the remaining property owners provided notarized documentation and cemetery evidence indicating the intended interments occurred at other cemeteries and asked the county to rescind the recorded agreements.

Turner said staff reviewed the submitted evidence and recommended placing the rescission on the Wednesday consent agenda. He emphasized the county will not perform excavations to verify burials and that the county’s role is limited to rescinding the recorded local resolution and easement if the documented evidence supports the request. Supervisors agreed to include the rescission on the Wednesday consent agenda.

Next steps: the rescission will be considered on the Wednesday consent agenda for formal action; the county will not take physical action (e.g., excavation) to verify burial claims.