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Jacksonville officials preview permanent shade structure for Freedom Memorial Wall, estimate $5.7M–$6.8M cost
Summary
City staff and council members discussed a proposed permanent shade structure for the Freedom Memorial Wall to replace an annual rented tent, presenting design concepts, cost estimates and funding options including $200,000 already spent on design work and a possible $2 million CIP allocation.
Councilman Will Landon and Councilman Chris Miller convened a notice meeting with Harrison Conyers, director of the Military Affairs and Veterans Department, to discuss two veterans-focused projects; the first is a proposed permanent shade structure over the Freedom Memorial Wall at the stadium complex.
The design, funded so far by $200,000 from council strategic-initiative accounts, would replace the temporary tent the city currently rents for the Memorial Day ceremony. Conyers said the permanent structure is intended to provide year-round shelter and infrastructure: “not just the shade, for Memorial Day, but to really create a 365 day a year venue… provide the infrastructure there, the sound system and the fans that we need to help support that structure.”
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