After reconsidering an earlier moratorium on installing a monument for fallen soldiers of the war on terror, Grand Rapids city commissioners voted to allow the marker in Veterans Memorial Park. City leaders will work on a master plan for the park that will guide the design for the park and future monuments.
According to excerpts from the story:
City commissioners reversed themselves late Tuesday, voting to allow a monument in downtown's Veterans Memorial Park for soldiers who died in the war on terrorism.
The action came less than 12 hours after commissioners gave preliminary approval to a moratorium that would have kept new monuments from being built in the park for six months while a master plan is developed.
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