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Highland Park council reviews three concept designs for permanent Place of Remembrance at Rose Garden and Port Clinton
Summary
Consultants presented three concept designs for a permanent Place of Remembrance: a ‘woven’ plan with seven private niches, a mending‑lines pilgrimage, and a sculptural ‘petals’ meadow. Council members favored Concept 1 but raised safety, maintenance and Port Clinton redevelopment concerns.
Consultants and city staff presented three design concepts on May 11 for a permanent Place of Remembrance at Highland Park’s Rose Garden and companion elements at Port Clinton Plaza, and asked the Council of the Whole for high‑level feedback.
Marissa Schultz, a principal with Altogether, said outreach reached roughly 180 participants across tiers of engagement, with 22 respondents in direct next‑of‑kin (tier‑1) surveys and about 55 participants in listening sessions and workshops. "Naming the seven whose lives were taken and acknowledging all who were harmed" was the most consistently expressed priority, Schultz said, and participants asked that the design intentionally reflect Latino and Jewish cultural traditions while offering visitors choices about how and when to engage.
Ben, a consultant with SWA, described three preliminary concepts for the Rose Garden site and three…
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