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Veterans Memorial Park renovation prompts veterans'concerns over grills, picnic tables; mayor says memorials will not be moved
Summary
Veterans and residents urged the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly to preserve the Veterans Memorial Park as a solemn space on April 10, objecting to proposed picnic tables and barbecue grills.
Veterans and residents told the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on April 10 they oppose plans for picnic tables and barbecue grills at Veterans Memorial Park and asked that the memorial area remain a quiet, sacred place of remembrance.
Walter W. Watts Jr., a retired Army sergeant major, and Miguel Ramirez both spoke during citizen comment about the park. Watts urged the borough to preserve the memorial's character and asked whether construction would begin before Memorial Day. "If they're starting construction on…
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