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Montrose Veterans Memorial Coalition
November 2024 Update
This past month the Coalition has been working with the city on the concept drawing. On Nov. 4 all the team members gathered at the Montrose County offices to approve the below conceptual site drawing. The plan now will be sent back to Motley Architecture & Design to add construction details. Once that phase is complete the bid process will begin. Jim Scheid, city of Montrose public works director, said bids might be returned as early as the end of this year. The estimate for beginning construction is early spring 2025, he said. The estimated cost will be determined when the bids are received.
The below footprint of the memorial displays the features we have published in past briefings. The first feature is our welcoming stone followed by six black granite panels on both sides of the center sidewalk. We are currently looking for donations that will help buy these black granite stones engraved with veteran activities from WW1 through the current conflicts of Afghanistan and Iraq. Donations towards these panels are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes and the Colorado Enterprise Zone credits. The panels are what makes this project a memorial. These panels are a one-time investment in this project, and each panel will cost around $20,000. If you are interested in donating toward the tax-deductible panels, please contact us at the Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans and ask for Amy at 970-765-2210, or visit www.montrosevmc.us to donate online.
We are moving forward rapidly on this project and we appreciate you all for your donations for the tribute bricks and service seals. We are sorry we could not get the brick program going for Veterans Day this year, but the new design for the memorial took more time than expected. The brick laying program will happen in the spring once the memorial is completed. Thank you for your continued support.
Les Williams, MVMC BOD President
November 2024 Update
This past month the Coalition has been working with the city on the concept drawing. On Nov. 4 all the team members gathered at the Montrose County offices to approve the below conceptual site drawing. The plan now will be sent back to Motley Architecture & Design to add construction details. Once that phase is complete the bid process will begin. Jim Scheid, city of Montrose public works director, said bids might be returned as early as the end of this year. The estimate for beginning construction is early spring 2025, he said. The estimated cost will be determined when the bids are received.
The below footprint of the memorial displays the features we have published in past briefings. The first feature is our welcoming stone followed by six black granite panels on both sides of the center sidewalk. We are currently looking for donations that will help buy these black granite stones engraved with veteran activities from WW1 through the current conflicts of Afghanistan and Iraq. Donations towards these panels are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes and the Colorado Enterprise Zone credits. The panels are what makes this project a memorial. These panels are a one-time investment in this project, and each panel will cost around $20,000. If you are interested in donating toward the tax-deductible panels, please contact us at the Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans and ask for Amy at 970-765-2210, or visit www.montrosevmc.us to donate online.
We are moving forward rapidly on this project and we appreciate you all for your donations for the tribute bricks and service seals. We are sorry we could not get the brick program going for Veterans Day this year, but the new design for the memorial took more time than expected. The brick laying program will happen in the spring once the memorial is completed. Thank you for your continued support.
Les Williams, MVMC BOD President
