Council directs staff to develop options for Memorial Garden to honor four victims

The League City Council approved a resolution directing the city manager to develop options for a Memorial Garden to honor the lives of Heidi Faye, Laura Miller, Aubrey Cook and Donna Perdome.

The resolution, brought at the March 25 meeting, asks staff to compile design and placement options for the existing Memorial Garden and report back to the council. Councilmembers discussed potential features during the public meeting, including suggestions for a prominent installation and ideas that would allow the site to serve as a place for celebration of life rather than a somber memorial.

One councilmember proposed planting a large oak and allowing families to inter or place some ashes so that the memorial would become a living, growing feature; another encouraged collaboration with local volunteer groups, such as the League City Garden Club, and to solicit broader public input. City staff indicated this would be a process and that options already had been shared with council via email; no definitive timeline for completion was given.

The council’s action authorizes staff to develop and return options; it does not adopt a final design or authorize funding for construction. The resolution passed on the council vote recorded at the meeting.

Councilmembers emphasized that, if developed, the garden should be prominent within the park and reflect community input rather than a passive marker.