CEMETERY ON LIFE SUPPORT GRAND VIEW PUTS OFF CLOSING TO JUNE 8.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer GLENDALE -- Despite earlier warnings that it could close because of money problems, Grand View Memorial Park was open Tuesday as the cemetery's cash-strapped operator moved the closing date to June 8. Early in the day, the state Department of Consumer Affairs got word from cemetery operator Moshe Goldsman that he planned to close at 5 p.m. and not reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. today. But later Tuesday, Goldsman told them he planned to keep the 25-acre property at 1341 Glenwood Road open until next week. ``The state basically cannot keep the place open,'' said Kevin Flanagan Kevin Flanagan was a computer programmer who worked for The Bank of America in Concord, California, USA. Flanagan committed suicide in the parking lot of Bank of America's Concord Technology Center after he and colleagues were laid off in April 2003. , a spokesman for the Department of Consumer Affairs. ``It is a private business. There's no money to operate it. If there was money available to continue operations, presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. they would open it.'' Goldsman declined to comment Tuesday. The decision to keep the cemetery open was made after problems with the cemetery's liability insurance were resolved, Flanagan said. John Krom of Woodland Hills has several family plots at the cemetery. When it appeared it might close Tuesday, Krom was concerned. ``It'll be kind of upsetting to me because we should have a right to go there if we want,'' he said. The cemetery's financial woes come as it faces possible sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: adj. shod·di·er, shod·di·est 1. Made of or containing inferior material. 2. a. Of poor quality or craft. b. Rundown; shabby. 3. record-keeping and other violations. But Marsha Howard, 58, the cemetery's president, scored a victory in Pasadena Superior Court on Tuesday when county prosecutors dismissed criminal charges against her stemming from the state's investigation. Howard was charged with six felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. counts of unlawful use of endowment care funds. She was also charged with unlawfully disposing of remains, co-mingling remains and removing remains without a permit, all misdemeanors. ``After evaluating the case, (the prosecutor) determined that there was more investigation that needed to be done before proceeding,'' said Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Howard still faces an administrative hearing administrative hearing n. a hearing before any governmental agency or before an administrative law judge. Such hearings can range from simple arguments to what amounts to a trial. There is no jury, but the agency or the administrative law judge will make a ruling. June 19, where she could lose her license to operate the cemetery. But her attorney welcomed the decision to drop the criminal charges. ``We are vindicated by the dismissal and we're grateful for the courage of the prosecutor to do so,'' attorney Arna Zlotnik said. An administrative law judge administrative law judge n. a professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. They are generally experienced in the particular subject matter of the agency involved or of several agencies. has temporarily barred Howard from setting foot on the cemetery grounds. So Zlotnik said her client has nothing to do with the possible closure. ``She's at a loss as to how to stop this tragedy,'' Zlotnik said. ``She does not want to close it and she's trying to sell it.'' alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Despite cash problems and warnings of imminent closure, the operator of Grand View Memorial Park in Glendale says the 25-acre property at 1341 Glenwood Road will remain open until next week. The decision came on the same day that prosecutors dismissed criminal charges against cemetery president, Marsha Howard, in Pasadena Superior Court. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer Map: Grand View Memorial Park Daily News |
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