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Resident urges council to restore individual veterans' plaques; city says cost is prohibitive
Summary
During public comment on April 27, 2026, resident Les LeFevre asked about progress on a veterans memorial and urged individual recognition plaques; City Manager Michael Norton-Smith said the city found the cited plaques cost 'prohibitive' at about $60,000 and that staff will seek an alternative approach.
During the public-comment period at the April 27 Madeira City Council meeting, resident Les LeFevre pressed the council for an update on the planned veterans memorial and said he supports the original design calling for individual recognition plaques.
"I support the original idea of individual plaques," LeFevre said, urging the council to prioritize funding for veterans’ recognition and not let the project remain low priority. City Manager Michael Norton-Smith replied that the desired individual plaques were cost prohibitive, citing about $60,000 for the plaque option, and said staff will review alternatives to achieve recognition without that price tag. Nothing was decided at the meeting.
LeFevre framed his request in historical terms, saying he did not want veterans to be treated as a low priority as some groups were in previous eras. City staff said they will return with alternate options and did not commit to a funding path at the meeting.
Next steps: staff follow-up on alternative recognition approaches and potential funding options for the memorial were implied but no formal action or vote followed public comment.
