Heritage Commission approves plan to relocate and expand Rye veterans monument
The Rye Heritage Commission voted to place a new veterans monument near the Town Green flagpole and transfer the existing plaques to it, adding names omitted from the current memorial; the commission will present the proposal to the Select Board for next steps.
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The Rye Heritage Commission voted on Thursday to identify a site on the Town Green for a new veterans monument that will incorporate plaques from the town’s existing war memorial and add names the current monument does not include. Chair Alex Herlihy proposed removing the plaques from the existing monument and affixing them to a new monument located near the flagpole off Central Road. The commission approved the motion, with a recorded vote of 5-0-1; Selectmen’s Representative John Tuttle registered an abstention.
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