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Board agrees to pursue lease for Special Forces memorial site near Moore County Airport
Summary
Retired Special Forces officers presented a concept for a National Special Forces Green Berets memorial park on county-owned land near Moore County Airport; the commission voted to pursue a long-term lease at a nominal rate and requested staff to coordinate FAA and airport authority steps.
A foundation led by retired Special Forces officers presented a plan March 18 for a National Special Forces Green Berets memorial park on roughly 15 acres adjacent to the Moore County Airport. After the presentation, the Board of Commissioners voted to pursue a long-term lease and to assist with preliminary approvals needed for the project.
The proposal and vote Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Kurt Wiehmueller, president of the National Special Forces Green Berets Memorial Foundation, described a master plan that includes bronze statues, black granite memorial walls and a central Special Forces crest. The group requested a long-term lease (the foundation suggested a 99-year lease at a nominal fee) and a nonbinding letter of intent to help with…
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