Parks staff outline maritime memorial design and eligibility criteria for names

Colleen said the maritime memorial sculpture will be sized at about 7 feet with a base making the full monument roughly 17 feet tall, and the base will include a cement pillar with a granite facade that can be etched with mariners' names and dates. She said staff have drafted criteria for adding names and are refining application costs.

"Basically, they have to have strong ties to the community. it has to have hap the passing has to have happened in the Porteranis community," Colleen said, using the transcript phrasing; staff are finalizing clearer language and application boxes to ensure names meet criteria. The board invited public input on eligibility and cost, and staff said they will solicit feedback before finalizing the application and approval process.

The discussion will determine who may be memorialized and what documentation will be required; the parks office will return with a refined application and cost estimate for future board consideration.