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Veterans groups press Livingston commission to preserve Sacajawea Park memorials as parks plan proceeds
Summary
Multiple residents and veterans urged the commission to retain and restore two veterans memorials and a flagpole in Sacajawea (Sacagawea) Miles Park. City staff said no plan exists to remove memorials and the parks master-plan process is still in draft and will return to public review.
Speakers at the start of the meeting urged the Livingston City Commission to preserve and return a flagpole and to avoid removing veterans memorials proposed for Sacajawea Miles Park during a parks master-plan update.
Several veterans and veterans'-service representatives told the commission that the flagpole and two military memorials in Sacajawea Miles Park are important civic landmarks. Christina Nelson said removing the veterans memorial would be "showing disrespect to all veterans and their families" and asked the commission to keep the flagpole in place.
Multiple speakers provided historical context: a presenter referenced a National…
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