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Waukesha Allied Veterans Council granted use of Cutler and Veterans parks for Memorial Day and Veterans Day events
Summary
The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Board approved annual special-use requests from the Waukesha Allied Veterans Council to hold Memorial Day and Veterans Day services at no charge in Veterans Park and Cutler Park.
The Waukesha Parks, Recreation and Forestry Board on May 19 approved special-use requests from the Waukesha Allied Veterans Council to hold Memorial Day and Veterans Day services at Veterans Park and Cutler Park at no charge.
Under the approved requests, a river service commemorating those who died at sea was scheduled for 9 a.m. at Veterans Park, followed by a Cutler Park Memorial Day service beginning at approximately 10 a.m. Mayor Riley and the Fire Chief were listed as scheduled speakers for the Cutler Park event. Veterans Day services at Veterans Park are planned to start at 10 a.m. and conclude by 11 a.m.
Board members treated the requests as the council’s standard annual items and voted to approve them during the meeting without substantive changes. A motion to approve was made and seconded on the floor and carried.
The board record shows the events are annual requests from the Waukesha Allied Veterans Council and were approved for the 2025 calendar year.
Details from staff: the requests were presented as routine recurring special events and staff recommended approval; no new fees or charges will be applied to the Council for use of the parks for these ceremonies.
The board’s approval clears the way for the events to proceed as scheduled and for staff to coordinate logistics with the veterans’ organization and City offices.
