Nowthen Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee meeting, October 21, 2025
CommitteeTuesday, October 21, 2025 · 11:30 AM
Packet
Not on file
The supporting materials the board reviewed.
One-line summary
The Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee discussed memorial design, committee assignments, fundraising support through possible QR codes, vendor bids for concrete and metal work, prior flag pole pricing, and set the next meeting for December 2, 2025.
What was on the agenda
8 items as recorded in the agenda and minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.
- No action
1Sign in Sheet
Sign in sheet for the Veterans Memorial Renovation meeting.
The minutes record the attendees but no vote or action on the sign-in sheet.
- attendance
- Outcome unrecorded
2Guest Introductions
Guest introductions.
The minutes do not record any guest introductions.
- introductions
p. 110.21.2025 Meeting Agenda2\. Guest Introductions - Discussion only
3Design Discussion
Discussion of the design for renovating the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park.
The committee continued planning the renovation of the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park, with a design goal of reducing maintenance through hardscape while using natural greenery. The group reviewed concrete bids, a metal-work bid, prior flag pole pricing, and pending vendor follow-up, and aimed to have more finalized project costs ready for the December 2 meeting.
The committee discussed renovation design, concrete, metal work, and flag pole cost information; no motion was recorded.
- Veterans Memorial renovation
- design
- concrete bids
- metal work
p. 110.21.2025 Meeting Agenda3\. Design Discussionp. 110.21.2025 meeting minutes.docxGoal: to design a plan to renovate the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park. Hardscape limits ongoing maintenance though the use of natural greenery would enhance the area.p. 110.21.2025 meeting minutes.docxConcrete: Received bids from Fallon Construction and TR Concrete. Also waiting on a bid from Duval Concrete. Bids differed based on how the vendor bid the work $13,650.00 and $20,300.00. Bids were for gray concrete and committee has discussed colored and or stamped. (will work on getting colored/stamped bids)p. 110.21.2025 meeting minutes.docxMetal work: Received a bid from Precision Sparks for $8,586.00 for five metal branches of service decals and two soldier saluting cutouts in powder coated 7-gauge metal. - Discussion only
4Assignments
Assignments for committee members to gather additional project information.
The committee continued planning the renovation of the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park, with a design goal of reducing maintenance through hardscape while using natural greenery. The group reviewed concrete bids, a metal-work bid, prior flag pole pricing, and pending vendor follow-up, and aimed to have more finalized project costs ready for the December 2 meeting.
Laurie was assigned to gather more information about using QR codes and whether incorporating them into the project could help with financial assistance.
Mary was assigned to ask City Clerk Johnson to reach out about the stone that used to be by the ball field and about moving it back there.
The minutes list follow-up assignments for Laurie and Mary; no motion was recorded.
- assignments
- QR codes
- stone relocation
p. 110.21.2025 Meeting Agenda4\. Assignmentsp. 110.21.2025 meeting minutes.docx1\. Laurie - Will gather additional information regarding the use of QR codes and possible financial assistance by incorporating them into the project.p. 110.21.2025 meeting minutes.docx3\. Mary - Will ask City Clerk Johnson to reach out regarding the stone which used to be by the ball field and moving it back there. - Discussion only
5Fundraising
Fundraising and possible financial assistance for the project.
The committee continued planning the renovation of the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park, with a design goal of reducing maintenance through hardscape while using natural greenery. The group reviewed concrete bids, a metal-work bid, prior flag pole pricing, and pending vendor follow-up, and aimed to have more finalized project costs ready for the December 2 meeting.
Laurie was assigned to gather more information about using QR codes and whether incorporating them into the project could help with financial assistance.
The minutes discuss possible financial assistance connected to QR codes; no fundraising decision was recorded.
- fundraising
- QR codes
- financial assistance
- Discussion only
6Next Steps
Next steps for project cost development.
The committee continued planning the renovation of the Veterans Memorial at Nowthen Memorial Park, with a design goal of reducing maintenance through hardscape while using natural greenery. The group reviewed concrete bids, a metal-work bid, prior flag pole pricing, and pending vendor follow-up, and aimed to have more finalized project costs ready for the December 2 meeting.
The committee planned to work toward finalized project costs for the next meeting; no motion was recorded.
- project costs
- next steps
- Discussion only
7Next Meetings
Next meeting date.
Although the agenda listed the next meeting as to be determined, the minutes set the next meeting for Tuesday, December 2 at 6:00pm.
The agenda said the next meeting was to be determined, and the minutes record the next meeting as Tuesday, December 2nd at 6:00pm.
- next meeting
- Outcome unrecorded
8Adjourn
Adjournment.
The minutes do not record an adjournment action or time.
- adjournment
p. 110.21.2025 Meeting Agenda8\. Adjourn
Sources
Documents and recordings archived for this meeting, when available.
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