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Page 1 of 6 <br />Veterans Memorial Design Guidelines <br />March 3, 2026 <br />Design Guidelines <br />Hugo Veterans Memorial <br />Drafted March 3, 2026 by the Veterans Memorial Committee <br />Approved by the Parks Commission at their March 18, 2026 meeting <br />Approved by the City Council TBD <br />Introduction <br />At the meeting of February 1, 2021, Council approved a site plan for Lions Volunteer Park. The plan <br />included a future memorial in the southeast corner of the park to honor Hugo Veterans. Future <br />planning of the memorial was anticipated to involve the Hugo American Legion and Hugo residents. At <br />the meeting of July 7, 2025, Council established the Lions Volunteer Park Veterans Memorial Sub- <br />Committee. The committee was charged with designing, fundraising for, and planning the ongoing <br />operation of a Veterans Memorial. The committee has met and drafted guidelines for the design of the <br />Veterans Memorial. <br />Veterans Memorial Committee <br />The committee includes: <br />•Cathy Arcand- Parks Commissioner & Yellow Ribbon Network Volunteer <br />•Carley Brake- US Army Veteran <br />•Marcy Brake- Manager of the Hugo American Legion & Auxiliary President <br />•Paul Christianson- US Marine Corps Veteran <br />•Barb Connelly- Yellow Ribbon Network Volunteer <br />•Dave Fleming- Commander of the Hugo American Legion & US Marine Corps Veteran <br />•Ben Krull- City Council Member <br />•Andrew Reding- Minnesota Army National Guard & Parks Commissioner <br />The committee created a mission statement for the memorial: <br />This memorial honors the service of military veterans, acknowledges their commitment to preserving <br />our freedom, unites the community in a shared expression of gratitude, and advocates for the <br />continued support and recognition of our veterans. <br />Process <br />At their meetings of January 12, 2026 and February 9, 2026; the committee conducted a visual <br />preference survey. The survey included a review of 50 images of existing Veterans Memorials. <br />Committee members ranked the images which included a variety of memorial types, scale, materials <br />and landscaping. This led to discussions guiding the design of the Veterans Memorial in Lions Volunteer <br />Park. A draft of the Design Guidelines was approved at their March 3, 2026 meeting.