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Committee refers two memorial requests and presses Parks Department on installation backlog
Summary
The New Bedford Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications referred a memorial tree for Dakota Sylvia (Hazelwood Park) and a memorial bench for Deborah G. Rower (Baldwinwood Park) to the full City Council and Park Board, and heard testimony about months-long delays installing approved memorials.
The Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications of New Bedford City voted May 13 to refer two memorial applications — a memorial tree for Dakota Sylvia at Hazelwood Park and a bench for Deborah G. Rower at Baldwinwood Park — to the full City Council and the Park Board for final approval and scheduling.
The decisions followed remarks from a Parks and Recreation administrative assistant who said the department “doesn’t foresee a problem where they’re requesting,” and a family member who described the honoree’s civic work and requested timely installation. Committee members pressed Parks staff for a consolidated list and timelines for memorials that have…
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