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Organizers of Hope Remembrance Park urge council to keep Sargent Park site, say redesign and donor impacts caused distress
Summary
Members of Light After Loss told the Hibbing City Council they had raised more than $30,000 for a memorial at Sargent Park and said they were blindsided by the city's reconsideration of the site; councilors asked the group to engage surrounding neighbors and scheduled a working-session follow-up.
Organizers of Light After Loss — a nonprofit that supports bereaved parents and families — urged the Hibbing City Council on Jan. 7 to keep their planned Hope Remembrance Park at Sargent Park and raised concerns about communication and donor impact after the city reconsidered the site.
Founder Nina Plasche told the council the group has raised more than $30,000, received a $14,000 tourism grant, and has invoices totaling $8,772.50 for a professional survey and partial construction documents. Plasche said the group was informed that city leaders had discussed changing the site during a closed working session and…
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