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City plans to relocate Veterans Walk of Honor to American Heritage Park; donor offers touring statue

Mount Vernon City Council (committee meetings) · April 13, 2026
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Summary

Staff proposed moving the Veterans Walk of Honor to American Heritage Park to create an accessible, expanded memorial path for bricks and benches; an unnamed donor has offered a touring statue and staff will prepare legislation to accept a donation if council agrees.

Mount Vernon staff presented plans to relocate the Veterans Walk of Honor from the square to American Heritage Park, which staff said would provide a wider, elevated pathway, better sight lines for memorial bricks and room for future expansion.

The design would raise brick…

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