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Board approves Veterans Monument criteria revisions, adds standard plaque and stone sizes
Summary
After several years of stakeholder meetings and public comment, the Board approved changes to El Dorado County's Veterans Monument criteria including residency language, types of honoraria, and an appeal process; the vote included a modification to require standard plaque and stone sizes.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved revised criteria governing the county Veterans Monument, adopting recommendations from the Veterans Affairs Commission and adding board-directed language requiring standard sizes for memorial plaques and granite stones.
Health and Human Services staff told supervisors the revision process began after a 2021 appeal about plaque placement and has included public meetings, an online survey, multiple Veterans Affairs Commission reviews, and ad hoc stakeholder sessions. Staff identified four principal areas of disagreement among veterans and the public: residency eligibility, types of memorial honoraria, the definition of “hero” for eligibility for an honor wall plaque, and the appeal process.
The Veterans Affairs Commission recommended residency language that would allow placement for a “resident or former…
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