Lost cemetery proves costly for D VM in building new practice

摘要

Unexpected costs can creep into construction projects, but Dr. Steve Dullard couldn't have anticipated the discovery of a 150-year-old cemetery when he went to break ground on a new veterinary practice. Dullard, Dipl. ABVP, owner of An-care VeterinaryClinic with locations in Mendota and Spring Valley, and president of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) and past president of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), has been planning to build his new practice since 2007. In fact, he purchased a 202-acre plot that had been used as farmland for the last 100 years. It was marketed as ready-to-build with a retention pond. While city leaders had mentioned there was an old cemetery that had fallen off the books somewhere in that area, he felt it was safe to proceed.