A proposed crematory in Tucker will be in the spotlight again Wednesday night, as the Gwinnett County planning commission is expected to issue a recommendation in favor of or against the facility.
Bill Head Funeral Home is seeking a special-use permit that would allow for a 436-square-foot crematory attached to the business on Lawrenceville Highway. The incinerator would sit about 100 feet from several residences and within a half-mile of 17 subdivisions in the Gwinnett County portion of Tucker.
For weeks, residents have expressed opposition to the proposal, fearing a crematory would lower property values and emit toxins such as mercury. Some experts have said those fears are unfounded.
Still, hundreds of residents on Oct. 23 wore masks, waved signs and marched up and down a stretch of Lawrenceville Highway to protest the crematory.
A crowd is expected to be on hand for the 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the Gwinnett County courthouse. The commission's recommendation will go to county commissioners, who could weigh in Nov. 16.
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