Monterey, CA Veterans Cemetery Finally To Be Built On Old Fort Ord Site?
by Richard Kuehn on 03/09/13
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The
city of Seaside is pulling out all of the stops to try and meet a deadline
which will allow them to get millions of dollars from the federal government to
fund a Veteran's cemetery on the old Ford Ord.
On Thursday, the City Council approved a plan to
transfer 78 acres of Parker Flats land, which was part of 178 acres set aside
in the 1997 Ford Ord reuse plan for a Veterans cemetery, to the state by March
21. This will allow the state to apply
for $25 mil. in Federal grant money, something which must be done by August 15
in order to qualify. Many are worried
that the grant won't go through given the current fiscal mess in Washington
D.C., but they must at least try. If the
state is unsuccessful, the land will revert back to the city of Seaside. The remaining 100 acres may be sold to
provide an endowment fund which would pay for upkeep on the new cemetery. I
hope they are successful. This project
has been in the works for over a decade.
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_22751177/seaside-rushes-secure-veterans-cemetery-funding
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