Veterans Memorial Park (2022) Print

star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public places
└ Park enhancements
This project turned three-quarters of an acre of city-owned land into a veterans memorial with full ADA compliance.

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Entrance to Veterans Memorial Park.
Overhead view of to Veterans Memorial Park.
New bench at to Veterans Memorial Park.

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