Board hears progress update on proposed Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim Hills

The board received an update on progress toward developing an Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim Hills.

Chairman Wagner outlined recent activity: the county allocated more than 250 acres at the Gypsum Canyon site for a veterans cemetery, set aside $20 million in county funding, and secured state funding opportunities through legislation authored by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva. Wagner said the county met with California Department of Veterans Affairs leadership and that CalVet confirmed the site is viable for a federal veterans cemetery grant. He said the cemetery district would soon submit its development application to the Anaheim Planning Commission and that weekly coordination is ongoing among county staff, CalVet, and the cemetery district to address technical and cost‑sharing considerations.

Supervisors thanked staff and partners. No formal vote was required; the update informs future procedural steps including planning commission review and grant application processes.