Killed grass at Salt Lake City Cemetery may cost city $600K


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Grass damaged accidentally by herbicide at the historic, publicly-owned cemetery will cost Salt Lake City as much as $600,000 to fix.

Officials said about 40 acres of grass at the 167-year-old Salt Lake City Cemetery is damaged after an employee accidentally applied herbicide instead of fertilizer in September.

The discolored and yellowing turf is concentrated in the northwest corner of the site.

The city said it plans to restore the areas while continuing burials.

The process of putting in new turf and reseeding will last through Memorial Day and may cost as much as $600,000.

The 250-acre cemetery averages about 450 burials a year with 123,000 burials since 1847.

The city said no one was fired for the accident and new procedures will be implemented to avoid the same mistakes.

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