Robin Kiley, founder of the nonprofit Stand to Serve, used the public‑comment period of the Dec. 18 meeting to propose a regional Warren Freedom Trail that would employ geocaching and multimedia to connect historical points of interest across cities.

Kiley said the idea is now in a visioning phase; a soft opening at a statue drew roughly 100 participants who found points on their own. She described the project as a way to bring together veterans organizations, schools, chambers of commerce and churches, and said the regional tourism bureau had expressed interest if each participating city developed eight to 10 points of interest.

Mayor indicated the city would support the concept and offered to convene an ad hoc committee after the first of the year to work with Kiley and other stakeholders to refine the proposal for a future formal presentation to council.

What happens next: Council and the organizer agreed to form a working committee after Jan. 1 to explore logistics and any municipal concerns; no formal city funding or commitments were made at the Dec. 18 meeting.