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Waynesville council endorses student-led Helene Flood memorial and waives permit fees
Summary
Town council endorsed a student-led memorial to mark Hurricane Helene, agreed to provide limited town support and waived permit fees for the installation; students aim to raise roughly $20,000 and plan installation in spring 2026.
The Town of Waynesville on an otherwise busy council night voted to endorse a student-led memorial honoring the community response to Hurricane Helene, agreed to limited town support for installation and unanimously waived municipal permit fees for the project.
ImpactU students from Tuscola High School presented the proposal for an approximately 8-foot stainless-steel sculpture they described as a “pentagonal bipyramid” design to be sited at the Waynesville Fire Department. Josie Ostendorp, a senior at Tuscola, said the sculpture’s symbolic elements — hands, water, stars and rock — are intended to honor first responders and community resilience.
The students told the council the sculpture itself is estimated at $18,000 and they are seeking $20,000 to allow for contingency and…
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