Officials unveil veterans park concept
Brunswick NewsApr 06, 2018
TSW architects
Across the bridge, visitors would find an open grass area sloping down to a circular memorial. Another entrance would be located behind the memorial, on
The concept also showed landscaped hills around the outer edge of the park, which Williamson said would make it feel more enclosed from inside.
The memorial itself would be on a circular brick platform raised 18 inches off the ground. Six monuments, one for each branch of the military, would be arranged in a semicircle facing the grass opening. Differently colored bricks would create a circle with a radial pattern connecting a military seal in the middle of the memorial with the six monuments. Each of the monuments would be six feet tall and three or four feet wide.
While the details of lighting weren't set in stone, Peterson said there would be lighting around the outside of the park, along the walkways inside it and plenty of lighting around the memorial and flags.
Stormwater would drain from the
Browning said the committee definitely wanted a monument to locals who gave their lives in the armed forces.
"It is a veterans memorial, so we need to make sure we recognize the local people who have sacrificed," said
Members of the committee suggested breaking the
If someone enters the park from the
Local
They also discussed the type of stone to use. The architects suggested using
"On a memorial monument for those that have fallen, I think black would much better," Browning said.
The park concept came out over budget at around
Browning suggested the architects trim the plans down to what can be built with
"Let's find some things to set aside for right now. I think we like everything you got here, but see what we can pull out of it than can be done later or that we need more money for. We're fixed on the SPLOST budget of
Peterson said he would work with Glynn County Public Works Director
The committee agreed to hold its next meeting sometime in the middle of May.
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