Schardein, Eastern and Greenwood cemeteries are under new scrutiny following WDRB News reporting that revealed unspent money for their care and no one managing a spending account
A WDRB News investigation last month revealed lax oversight of Greenwood, Eastern and Schardein cemeteries under a decades-old management arrangement through Jefferson Circuit Court
Jefferson Circuit Judge Patricia “Tish” Morris told the Kentucky Attorney General's office this week to appear in court September 23 to schedule a status conference.
In recent years, the system responsible for Eastern, Schardein and Greenwood cemeteries has failed the families whose loved ones are buried there, a WDRB News investigation has found.
The money came to light in a recent filing in a court case that governs access to and maintenance of Eastern, Greenwood and Schardein cemeteries.
Many of those in the Schardein Cemetery are veterans, whose headstones were covered and some were destroyed.
The 4-acre lot has been untouched for years.