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e City will then own, operate and provide routine maintenance of the memorial with the memorial foundation providing su cient funds for maintenance.
According to the meeting’s agenda, the city has been working with the foundation since 2006 to formalize the agreement, after Colonel Bob Resling contacted the city regarding the proposal.
en, in July 2010, the city council agreed to enter an agreement and a formal signing was scheduled for December later that year. Unfortunately, Colonel Resling died prior to that meeting.
E orts to build the memorial were renewed in 2016 and work to make the statue a reality were ing included nancing for the treatment plant. Sarah Borgers, interim department director of Westminster’s Public Works and Utilities, said during that process, there was a $200 million placeholder to take nancing into account.
Deputy City Manager Jody Andrews said that the ceiling for rais- reignited.
Councilors got their rst look at a proposed agreement at the April 17 study session. At that meeting, City Councilor Bruce Baker asked if it contained a reverter clause.
“We cannot tell what happens in the future, but we’ve had numerous examples where political whims change and if that happens in our city, will this be given back to the people donating this memorial for the city?” said Baker.
Mayor Pro Tem David DeMott noted his childhood in Westminster.
“To me this is a big honor, growing up here I’ve known many LaoHmong people I’ve gone to school with,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed a lot of friendships in that community.” ing rates each year is 4.5%, and that city council sets the rates each year. From the calls, City Councilor Sarah Nurmela heard many concerns about rising costs in Colorado, and hopes to have conversations around keeping people in their homes, pointing to the fact that it’s not only the water rates.