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Veterans group presses board to finish Nob Hill Park memorial after contractor-extension vote stalled
Summary
A veterans advocate told the board a donated monument and other in-kind contributions for Nob Hill Park are ready but work halted after the town failed to extend a contractor’s term; advocates said most costs are covered by grant and donations and asked the board to help clear the remaining administrative hurdle.
Jeff Degar, a veterans advocate and officer with the Donovan Post and Voiture 5140/40 & 8 Society, urged the Town of Cheektowaga board on April 22 to allow completion of a long‑planned veterans memorial at Nob Hill Park.
Degar said the monument has been funded—"The monument's been paid for"—and brick pavers are engraved and en route. He said the group secured a $25,000 grant…
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