Petition updateSupport Historic Eden Cemetery - Let's Preserve its HistoryWe hit 100 signatures - Final count Nov. 3, Day Before County Meeting. My opinion on Eden Cemetery
Brandon WestonUnited States
Oct 16, 2025

In my opinion, my goal is not to have the Eden Cemetery clear-cut or change the tree hammock and natural growth that give it its character. There's a rumor about another old iron fence near Hutchinson's fence. There can be no heavy construction, no major disturbance done on this property. Survey of the cemetery boundary's $800-$1,250. Remove dead vegetation and exotic vegetation (pepper trees) by hand (no machines on the interior of the property) - $10,000 to $15,000. Clean up the perimeter and prepare for fence installation- $5,000 to $7,000. Install a aluminum fence (or whatever the county recommends), around the perimeter to protect and define the cemetery. $30,000-$45,000. Add a  parking area (two shell rock parking spaces) with a walking path through the tree canopy to the headstones. $3,000- $7,500. St. Lucie County manages a $780 million capital budget based on $39 billion in taxable property value, up 10.5 percent from last year.  Estimated totals: $48,000-$74,750 for the work at the cemetery is less then one one-hundredth of a percent (0.01%) of St. Lucie County's $780 million budget. You are not signing this petition for my opinions- you are signing it so we will have your support to get an answer from the county on what they intend to start doing for the Eden Cemetery. These are a few of my opinions of what could make the cemetery safe and accessible again, I have many more, LOL. The photo shows a rough map of the location of the headstones and the iron fence. Thank you for your support, and I will keep you posted on the progress.

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