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Commission approves final concept for Morton County Memorial Plaza; committee cleared to fundraise, seek RFP after $500,000 raised
Summary
After multiple public meetings and a year of committee work, the commission approved a final design concept for a redesigned war-dead monument and plaza and authorized the committee to begin fundraising; the commission also approved launching the formal procurement (RFP) process once the committee has secured $500,000 toward construction.
The Morton County Commission approved a final concept June 24 for a renewed war-dead monument and plaza—now to be called the Morton County Memorial Plaza—and authorized the county committee overseeing the project to begin fundraising. The commission further authorized the committee to issue an RFP for construction services once $500,000 in contributions has been raised.
Why it matters: The proposed plaza replaces and expands the existing war-dead display at the courthouse with an elliptical-formed memorial area, three limestone walls for names and quotes, a bronze inlay featuring the county seal and service-branch emblems, and a silhouetted light effect of a saluting soldier that will be visible at…
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