BY ADAM ASHTON
A veterans cemetery for soldiers who served as far back as the Civil War will get a $250,000 renovation thanks to a provision in the latest state budget.
The money will go to the state Department of Veterans Affairs, which manages the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting and the cemetery on its grounds. Almost 2,300 veterans are buried there.
The state has paid for basic upkeep at the site, but people who visit it have noticed overgrown trees and headstones falling into disrepair. Some headstones appear to be inside trees because trunks have grown around the markers.
“It just hasn’t been maintained well,” said state Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Orting, who wrote the provision to set aside money for repairs.
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