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Veterans services outlines Wall that Heals, memorial planning and gaps in exemption verification
Summary
Douglas Gibbs said the county is finalizing measurements for a Wall that Heals display case, discussing a Veterans Memorial Park design with Cornell, and noted significant gaps verifying veterans'exemption paperwork — only 19 of 120 letters returned and 128 records still unverified.
Douglas Gibbs, Veterans Services, briefed the Human Services Committee on projects and administrative work on April 6. He said final measurements and plans are in place to build a Wall that Heals display case and that the Veterans Memorial Park design is being discussed with Cornell. He announced an all-female Honor Flight with Honor Flight Rochester scheduled May 16'17.
Gibbs stressed verification needs for veterans exemptions: staff mailed 120 letters and received only 19 returns, verified paperwork for 47 of 175 records, and left 128 records unverified; he asked legislators to assist with town-level verification. The committee accepted the Veterans report as information.
