Virginia Public Safety Foundation statement on construction of the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial RICHMOND –Today, Virginia Public Safety Foundation (VPSF) announced plans to commence with construction of the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial at a new Capitol Square location south of the Patrick Henry Building. The following is a statement from VPSF President Paula Miller. “I am overjoyed to announce that construction of the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial will commence in the coming days and be completed in November. It has been 10 years since the inception of a grassroots campaign to construct a memorial honoring Virginia’s public safety officers and the 868 of them who have died in the line of duty; this announcement will be heartwarming news to thousands of Virginia first responders and their families. For the past several months, VPSF has worked diligently to pursue construction of the memorial at its long-established site near the corner of 9th and Broad Streets at Richmond’s Capitol Square. Unfortunately, plans to demolish and rebuild the General Assembly Building would have greatly impacted the memorial. Rather than delay construction of Virginia’s long-overdue monument to public safety heroes, VPSF asked to move the memorial to a location one block east of the original site. Governor Terry McAuliffe, who served as Memorial Fund Co-Chair prior to his election, agreed to our request. The memorial will be built in a space south of the Patrick Henry Building, where the Governor and his cabinet work, and near the Executive Mansion. I know that our donors, supporters, and survivors care most about bringing to conclusion our long campaign to build the Public Safety Memorial. I hope they will share my excitement that the memorial’s construction will commence in the coming days, and that the memorial itself will be a beautiful tribute to our 868 heroes in a location that is worthy of this honor. Will you LIKE and SHARE this exciting news?
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:45:38 +0000
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