Crime & Safety

West Pierce Fire & Rescue Releases Designs For 9/11 Memorial

The department that serves University Place and Lakewood is working to raise money for the $300,000 park, as no tax money will be used to fund it. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for July 3.

Check out the schematics of the West Pierce Fire & Rescue's proposed in University Place.

According to the fire department that serves University Place and Lakewood, no tax money is being used to fund the $300,000 park that will have a piece of as its centerpiece:

Additional fundraising is now underway to make the 9/11 Reflection Park a reality that will serve as a community centerpiece for decades to come.  The committee has created a variety of opportunities to become involved, including direct cash donations, "in-kind" donations of materials and services, purchasing engraved pavers as a permanent part of the site and purchasing coins that commemorate the 9/11 Reflection Park.

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West Pierce has a desire to truly honor this historic artifact while creating an appropriate space for reflection and the generosity of West Pierce employees and local citizens will accomplish that.

The groundbreaking ceremony for this project will take place on Tuesday, July 3rd at 11:30 a.m. at Station 31, and construction will begin the following week.

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For more information or ways to donate, please visit our website at www.westpierce911park.org.  

 


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