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Parks commission backs concept for Angel of Hope memorial, asks council to consider mixed funding

5779236 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

The Inver Grove Heights Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted to recommend that the city council consider installing an Angel of Hope memorial in the park system, while leaving location, scope and final funding decisions to the council. Commissioners asked that funding include a combination of private and city contributions.

The Inver Grove Heights Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted Sept. 10 to recommend the concept of placing an Angel of Hope memorial somewhere in the city park system and asked the city council to decide the final location, scope and funding approach.

The commission’s recommendation does not select a preferred site or a final design. Adam Moss, Inver Grove Heights’ park and recreation director, told commissioners the Angel of Hope is a copyrighted monument tied to the Christmas Box/Angel of Hope network and that the city would need to work through Richard Paul Evans, Inc. to order the statue. Moss said the bronze statue alone would cost roughly $18,000, not counting a…

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