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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Historic Cemeteries Commission meets October 13 in Moro<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will meet at 1 p.m. October 13 at the OSU Sherman County Extension Office, 66365 Lonerock Road, Moro. Agenda items will include cemetery ownership,
statewide cemetery clean-up days, grant projects, current projects and upcoming plans. The commission will also discuss draft administrative rules for the implementation of recent legislation. This legislation created a program to provide permits to organizations
that want to maintain and preserve abandoned cemeteries. The commission will invite public comments. The meeting will also be accessible online. For information on the meeting and to see the draft rule, visit the
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OCHC/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">historic cemeteries page</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> of
</span><a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.oregonheritage.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="GroupWiseView"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">State law established the seven-member Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries to maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries and gravesites in Oregon; promote public
education on the significance of historic cemeteries; and obtain financial and technical assistance for restoring, improving and maintaining their appearances.
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<p class="GroupWiseView"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Requests for information about the meeting and accessibility may be made to and comments on the draft rule language coordinator Kuri Gill at 503-986-0685 or by e-mail:
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