Anytime it rains of a sufficient quantity, standing water begins to rise in the southeastern corner of Oakwood Cemetery, one of two graveyards run by the City of Charlottesville. The city hired the firm Line and Grade last December to investigate.
“The forensic investigation concluded that the low-lying, wet conditions were the result of multiple hydrologic and hydraulic factors related to the development history at Oakwood Cemetery,” reads a press release from the city.
Hosea Mitchell sits on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and gave an update to the Charlottesville Planning Commission on April 9.
“There is or at least used to be a little stream that ran through all around the park and we believe… that the drain that we built to manage that stream is broken,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell said the city is consulting with engineers to solve the issue but any work performed must respect the gravesites. The public can find out more information at a meeting to be held on April 24 at 6 p.m. in CitySpace.
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