Monterey, CA Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery Update : All Of The Pieces Falling Into Place

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I've been writing on my blog about the progress being made on building the much-needed Veteran's cemetery on the old Fort Ord site here on the Monterey Peninsula.  It looks increasingly likely that this will be built.  Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Monning (Democrat, Carmel) approving a $1 million loan for the Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery.  Assuming that the yet unnamed "mystery donor" who was to provide another $1 million once Brown signed off on the state bill comes through, the fundraising group should be able to meet the Tuesday deadline.  The members of the Fort Ord Veterans Cemetery Citizens Advisory Committee have done a great job of getting this done.  "We look forward, now, to actually designing the facility and lining up all of the construction documents," Stephen Jorgensen of the state Department of Veterans Affairs, told the Monterey Herald.  I do too, this has been a long time coming.

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