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Committee seeks bids, fundraising for Iwo Jima monument at Harlem Block Park
Summary
An ad hoc committee presented a design and preliminary cost estimate of $150,000–$160,000 for a new Iwo Jima silhouette monument at Harlem Block Park and described partial fundraising commitments; the committee asked staff to put a bid authorization on a regular meeting agenda.
An ad hoc committee told the Weslaco City Commission at a May 7 workshop that it has a design and preliminary cost estimates and is ready to solicit bids for a new Iwo Jima silhouette monument to be sited at Harlem Block Park.
The committee described a design with an approximately 33-foot flag-topping element and presented a local contractor estimate in the $150,000–$160,000 range. The group said civic organizations have pledged partial support and members are pursuing additional donations to complete the fundraising package.
Israel Maldonado,…
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