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Resident praises Angel of Hope restoration; memorial to add eight names at Aug. 21 ceremony
Summary
A longtime Woodbury resident thanked the council July 30 for recent landscaping and restoration at the Angel of Hope memorial and told the City Council the annual ceremony to add eight names will be Aug. 21 at 6 p.m.
Jeffrey Regath, a longtime Woodbury resident, used the city’s open forum on July 30 to thank the City Council and staff for recent landscaping work around the Angel of Hope memorial and to invite council members to the upcoming annual ceremony.
“I love when blessing in disguise has happened, and it certainly happened in this case,” Regath said, praising replacement landscaping he described as “better and more beautiful than it ever was at its original state.” He thanked the mayor, council, city administrator and department heads by name, including Michelle Okada and Josh Kinney, for their roles in the site’s restoration.
Regath said the Angel of Hope currently bears the names of 93 children and that eight new names will be added at the annual Angel of Hope ceremony on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m., when each child’s name is read aloud. He encouraged council members to attend if their schedules permit.
Mayor Bert acknowledged the ceremonies’ emotional importance and introduced the city’s new city administrator, Jeff Dahl, who began work Monday. There was no formal action associated with the public comment; the remarks were received by the council as part of the open forum.
