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Des Moines committee reviews Memorial Triangle redesign, timeline and funding
Summary
City staff updated the Municipal Facilities Committee on design choices, public outreach and procurement for the Des Moines Memorial (flag triangle) project and said construction is scheduled to begin in March with a target ribbon-cutting by Memorial Day.
Alex Johnson, capital improvement project manager for the surface water group, told the Municipal Facilities Committee that the Memorial (flag triangle) project will replace the deteriorated flagpole and foundation, restore the plaque and add gateway signage and landscaping to the Des Moines Memorial Corridor.
Why it matters: the committee was briefed on design choices influenced by public input, procurement of long-lead items, estimated costs and a construction timeline that aims for completion before Memorial Day. The project updates longstanding local memorial elements and the city’s principal gateway from the north.
Johnson said the project was first introduced to the full council on June 1, 2023, as part of a larger Marina and Redondo redevelopment bond package passed by council the following month. He described the immediate need: “the base of the flagpole is nearing…
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