FY23 Veterans Memorial Grant
We are planning on building a pavilion 20x48 to accommodate the public while viewing the veteran's memorial. It will have restrooms, picnic tables, and a display of Altura's history. Landscaping will include memorial walls, walkways, benches, flowers and trees.
Greg Peterson, Jenna Schmidtke, Martin Howes, Sarah Hernandez
$72,750 in Fiscal Year 2022 and $72,750 in Fiscal Year 2023 are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to local units of government for veterans memorials to preserve the culture and heritage of Minnesota. The local unit of government must provide a nonstate cash match equal to the amount of the grant received under this paragraph.?
This memorial is intended to serve as a history lesson for area students and others. Visitors will have a better understanding as to why the United States was involved in these conflicts. We would also like to increase awareness by providing an ongoing memorial to honor these veterans who have served in the Armed Forces and sacrificed so much for our freedoms.