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Council reviews more natural Memorial Plaza design, schedules site inspection
Summary
Council members endorsed a revised, more naturalistic Memorial Plaza concept—featuring decomposed-granite pathways, a heavy-timber bridge, and boulder memorials for service branches—and agreed to a brief field inspection before providing further design direction.
The Brian Head Town Council reviewed a revised Memorial Plaza concept on May 12 that moves away from a hardscape approach toward a naturalistic, rustic design intended to respect the meadow setting.
Landscape architect Sid Ostergaard of Arcadians presented a concept that includes a decomposed-granite pathway through the meadow to a plaza framed by a low concrete band, a heavy-timber bridge over the adjacent drainage, rustic timber benches and boulders bearing service-branch insignia (with the addition of the Space Force and local first-responder recognition under consideration). The design orients flagpoles toward nearby Giant Steps and the ski resort.
Mayor Clayton Calloway and several council members favored siting the plaza nearer a grove of trees on the northeast edge of the meadow to reduce the footprint in open meadow, improve morning shade and accessibility (shallower grade), and create a clearer sight line from Snowshoe and Crooked River condominiums. Council Member Martin Tidwell emphasized accessibility concerns; Council Member Larry Freeberg raised maintenance questions about wooden benches and preserving the meadow’s character.
Dave Mason, joining via Zoom and a former property owner in the area, suggested routing a trail along the meadow edge rather than cutting through the middle to preserve the meadow while providing visitor access. The Council conducted a field inspection after adjournment and asked the design team to refine the concept reflecting the discussion.
