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Printer version: Some say cemetery plan disturbs the peace Page 2 of 2 <br /> Alderwoods Group hired Charles W. Nelson, a historical architect, who concluded in a memo, "The <br /> proposed design is sensitive to the significant historic character of Sunset Memorial Park while <br /> addressing the needs of the cemetery long into the future." <br /> Nelson and Charlene Roise, a historical consultant and architectural historian hired by the city, said the <br /> cemetery is eligible for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. <br /> Roise, president of Hess, Roise and Company, said the No. 1 preference should be to keep the <br /> administrative building in place. Although the building by itself is not historically significant, it is part <br /> of the cemetery and its historic significance, she concluded. <br /> "They should try to work with it and save it if they can," she said. "That landscape is very important, so <br /> dealing with parking issues is going to be a major challenge." <br /> Anyone can go through the rigorous process of getting a property on the register, and while it is an <br /> honor, it won't offer much protection, Roise said. Perhaps that's why some residents want to voice their <br /> opposition now. <br /> "The possible disturbance of the cemetery doesn't excite a lot of people," city manager Mike Morrison <br /> said. <br /> Resident and former Mayor Dennis Cavanaugh said he is vigorously opposed to a funeral home. <br /> "My family is entitled to quiet enjoyment. We have a covenant that when we came in here it would be <br /> quiet enjoyment," he said. "Why change this? The whole thing is just so special." <br /> • IF YOU GO <br /> WHAT: Public hearing on whether St. Anthony should allow funeral homes in areas that are not zoned <br /> for such use <br /> WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday <br /> WHERE: City Hall, 3301 Silver Lake Road <br /> CONTACT: City Hall, 612-789-8881 <br /> -COMPANY CRITICIZED <br /> The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Alderwoods Group, the Cincinnati funeral home and <br /> cemetery operator that wants to put a funeral home in Sunset Memorial Park in St. Anthony, is included <br /> in a lawsuit involving the top three chains in the country. The suit "charges that the companies engage in <br /> price-fixing and sell caskets for as much as six times their wholesale cost," the Journal reported. <br /> Contact the writer at 612-673-7512 <br /> or smccannnastartribune.com. <br /> ©Copyright 2005 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. <br /> http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=5391950 5/12/2005 <br />