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Committee outlines comprehensive redesign of Wilmore War Memorial building; presentation highlights veterans database and displays
Summary
A citizen-led committee and veterans groups presented a plan to renovate the Wilmore Building (War Memorial Building) in Downtown Chester, proposing interior memorial walls, exterior statues and turf, digital archives and a Veterans Day ribbon-cutting; council previously allocated ARPA funds and the committee is seeking private contributions.
A committee of veterans and community volunteers presented a multi-part plan to renovate the War Memorial (Wilmore) Building in Downtown Chester, proposing new interior memorial spaces, exterior improvements, statues, and a digital archive to preserve local veterans' histories.
Major General (Ret.) Wade “Hemp” McManus and project manager Harold Hayes detailed elements intended to make the memorial more visible and to preserve veterans' records and stories. The committee emphasized the project's dual goals: creating a reverent physical memorial and digitizing artifacts, documents and oral histories for long-term access.
Planned exterior changes…
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