Part of San Jose’s Coyote Valley could become a cemetery

Environmentalists are urging San Jose leaders to reconsider plans for a new cemetery in Coyote Valley, claiming it will harm large swaths of natural habitats.  The Heritage Oaks Memorial Park cemetery project would be built on 102 acres of Coyote Valley’s ridge on the south side of Bailey Avenue, east of McKean Road. The hillside property would include a funeral home, chapel, office, parking, mausoleums, crematorium, maintenance building and connecting roads. Erik Schoennauer, land use consultant for the project, said Coyote Valley is the best option because families like to bury loved ones in serene locations and it provides space…

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