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La Porte EDC to fund $14,500 Purple Heart monument at newly named La Porte Veterans Park
Summary
The board approved $14,500 to create a Purple Heart monument at the park south of the original City Hall; staff said the park will be named La Porte Veterans Park by the City Council and funding can come from this fiscal year's mid‑year opportunities or next year's budget.
Haley asked the board whether it would fund a Purple Heart monument to honor the city's Purple Heart City designation and support recent veterans' advocacy around the designation. Staff identified an unnamed park south of the original City Hall (used and maintained as a park) that the City Facilities Naming Committee recommended naming "La Porte Veterans Park," and Haley presented monument design quotes with the lowest at $14,500.
Haley noted the EDC's mid‑year opportunities line item currently holds funds (She said there is $496,000 in the mid‑year opportunities line and a $50,000 annual community art allocation, of which $15,000 had been spent) and asked whether the board preferred to pay the $14,500 this year or include it in next year's budget. A board member said the naming and park incorporation will be on the city council agenda that night and voiced support for the monument; the board moved to fund the $14,500 from this year's budget as presented and the motion passed 5–0.
Board members framed the project as filling a gap between the Purple Heart designation and visible city symbolism honoring Purple Heart veterans.
