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Council endorses Miles Avenue Park site for 9/11 and veterans memorials; staff to refine designs and public input
Summary
The Indio City Council gave general support Aug. 20 to recommendations from the Arts Commission and Community Services Commission to locate a 9/11 memorial near the library and a crescent‑shaped veterans memorial at Miles Avenue Park.
The Indio City Council gave general support Aug. 20 to recommendations from the Arts Commission and Community Services Commission to locate a 9/11 memorial near the library and a crescent‑shaped veterans memorial in Miles Avenue Park.
City Manager Brian Montgomery told the council the commissions reviewed several alternatives and recommended placing the 9/11 memorial on the grassy corner adjacent to the library — a location commissioners said would allow museum visitors and students to visit the memorial while allowing room for commemorative events. The veterans memorial was recommended for a rectangular area identified in the park master plan; concept…
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