Local veterans are hoping to create a veterans memorial in the Hays Veterans Park, 13th and Canterbury.
Project Director Vance Chartier of the Veteran Alliance will make a presentation about the project during tonight’s Hays city commission work session. According to Chartier, the group will ask the commissioners for permission to build the “General [Alexander] Hays Veterans Memorial” in the city park and will not ask the city for any money to support the project. The project would proceed only after all funds are privately raised and secured.
The The Veteran Alliance is composed of The Society of 40 Men and Eight Horses, Voiture 1543 and Patriot Outreach with the support of American Legion Post 173, Marine Corps League 970 and the Hays Veteran Business Coalition.
Another Hays park, Seven Hills at 33rd and Hillcrest, may also get an addition spearheaded by a non-profit group which will also appear at the meeting.
(Read more: Hays Post)