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News Release

June 8, 2009

Cemetery Preservation Board Awarded Grant for Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Improvements

SHELBYVILLE, KY. Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger announces that the Shelby County Cemetery Preservation Board has been awarded a $1,950.00 grant funded by the Governor’s Office for Local Development for the restoration and maintenance of non-profit cemeteries not receiving perpetual care funds.

Grant funding will be utilized on improvements to the Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery located off of Waddy Road, south of Waddy. Projected improvements include brush and stump removal, mausoleum repair, fence repair or replacement, the erection of fallen monuments, and signage.

Board Chairman Paula Mitchell states, “Now that we have received the grant, the hard work will begin. We are working to enlist volunteers to help with the physical labor aspect of the project. We have been contacted by individuals interested in helping, so now it is a matter of organizing and scheduling days to work.”

The Cemetery Preservation Board was newly formed in October 2008. This grant marks the boards first state funded project. All grant monies are to be matched by the fiscal court or from in-kind labor or equipment use.

Rothenburger states, “We are very excited to have the County Cemetery Preservation Board and the fact that they received a grant following their first application is a result of the exemplary performance of board members and their great selection of the Beech Creek Cemetery as the first preservation project.”

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For more information or to volunteer contact:

Paula Perry Mitchell

Shelby County Cemetery Preservation Board Chairman

502-829-9332

permitch@insightbb.com