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Aldermen approve formation of planning committee to develop veterans memorial park at former water tower site
Summary
The board approved forming a planning committee to explore turning the former water-tower site into a veterans memorial and small park; proponents said salvaged tower artifacts, community fundraising and congressional support may help build and maintain the site.
The Town of Clinton Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted June 10 to form a planning committee to explore turning the parcel left by the demolition of the 1931 water tower into a veterans memorial and small park.
Marsha Kemp told the board the site sits next to a church and a former fire station and is large enough to host a memorial, a pavilion where the water-tower legs stood, and a small fenced area. She suggested a planning committee composed of veterans, board members and community members and said local veteran-owned businesses and outside veterans organizations could be sources of materials, labor and funding. Kemp said U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow (named in the presentation) has been supportive of veteran-related funding and could be a resource in locating grants.
Mayor Mark L. Kemp described items salvaged from the tower during demolition — including a siren, a section of ladder, part of the banister and the tower funnel— and said those artifacts could be incorporated into a small museum or the memorial setting. Alderman Morris moved to form a planning committee; Alderman Young seconded and the motion passed.
Next steps: formation of the committee and community discussion about design, fundraising and potential grant or private funding avenues. No budget appropriation or construction contract was approved at this meeting.
