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Trustees consider adding gold and blue star plaques to veterans monument
Summary
The board reviewed a proposal to add gold- and blue-star plaques in front of the existing veterans monument; staff recommended a vendor price of approximately $3,800 and proposed symmetric placement on both sides of the monument.
Speaker 1 presented a proposal to add two small plaques — one to honor gold-star families and one for blue-star families — positioned symmetrically in front of the existing veterans monument. He described the plaques as roughly 16 by 14 inches and said the recommended vendor price for the work is about $3,800.
"The thought would be to put them in front of the monument... it would be a little bit to the front," Speaker 1 said, and added that placing the plaques at the monument site was appropriate because many people visit that location. He said the plaques would be separate from the original monument so they would not alter the main memorial's design.
Trustees noted the aesthetic and ceremonial benefits of adding the plaques and that keeping placement symmetrical would preserve the site’s appearance. The transcript shows the discussion and a request from a group to attend a conference later in the agenda; no formal vote on the plaques was recorded in the provided transcript.
