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Wellington group refines Veterans memorial plan, pursues T‑Mobile Hometown grant
Summary
Staff updated the parks advisory board on a Veterans memorial project and plans to apply for a T‑Mobile Hometown grant; engineering review raised constraints for a planned wall, and staff estimates total cost about $70,000 with the grant covering up to $50,000.
Town staff told the Parks and Recreation advisory board that a Veterans memorial project (Wellington Community Park memorial) will move forward and that trustees authorized seeking a T‑Mobile Hometown grant to help pay for it.
Kelly presented the memorial proposal to the Board of Trustees, and “the resolution passed to seek out the T‑Mobile Hometown Grant,” a staff member reported during the advisory board meeting.
Engineering review and cost estimates
Staff and public works engineering examined the memorial site and concluded a retaining wall on the park’s backside is unlikely without shrinking the design or changing the grade to meet floodplain requirements. Nathan, the town’s deputy director of public works, planned to provide a technical writeup for the advisory board and staff to explain the constraints.
Staff estimates and grant logistics
- A staff estimate for the project without a wall was described in the meeting as “probably something like I think we’re looking at, like, 70 ish thousand dollars for the project” (source: staff). - The T‑Mobile Hometown grant program provides awards up to $50,000; the town will need partner letters of support (staff said five letters were required) and a finalized scope and cost breakdown for the application. - Staff asked for board input on donor tiers and naming options; the current plan includes six benches and an area beneath flags proposed for interpretive material.
Next steps
Staff will refine the design to avoid floodplain conflicts, assemble required letters of support and finalize the cost breakdown before submitting the grant application. The transcript records a grant deadline late in June; staff set an internal target to gather letters and package materials well before the funder’s deadline.
Ending
No final construction contract was approved at the meeting; the board discussed fundraising tiers, sponsorship options and potential landscaping in lieu of a structural wall.
