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Rezoning and renovating property of old cemetery in DeKalb has neighbors expressing concern

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DECATUR, GA — Owners of the 35 acre Washington Memorial Gardens in the Decatur/Scottsdale area want it re-zoned so they can re-purpose an on-site building as a funeral home and crematory.

Neighbors are worried about exposure to the chemicals involved in cremation, though state health officials who oversee crematories say they pose no health risk.

Timothy Amoui, along with his wife are owners of the property. He says the nearly 100-year-old cemetery has been owned by his wife’s family since the 1980s.

He says they will address these concerns at a community engagement meeting on February 10.

He mentions that more people are choosing cremation these days, so they’re just trying to meet that increasing demand.

Funeral and cremation services are heavily regulated by the state and modern crematories are state-of-the-art and have minimal environmental impact.

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