The Stone Mountain City Council voted Sept. 6 to approve a contract for cemetery clean-up, but not without debate about whether that would extend to Confederate memorials.
City Council approved a contract with Ground Guys in an amount not to exceed $9,030 for a one-time cleanup of the cemetery.
Councilmember Clint Monroe, who voted against it, said, “I believe the amount of $9,030 to be excessive to pay for the one-time cleanup. I believe our public works department is quite capable of doing it, as they have in the past, and they should be tasked with the cleanup of the city’s cemetery.”
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