Congratulations to the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial Committee. The Committee, along with our locally elected state officials – Senator David Hann, Representative Erik Paulsen and Representative Maria Ruud – were successful in garnering a $100,000 appropriation in the State’s 2008 Bonding Bill. The appropriation will be used to continue the progress of building a Veterans Memorial in Purgatory Creek Park.
The bonding bill was signed into law by Governor Pawlenty earlier this week. I don’t yet know the details of how the money will be disbursed for the project, but I’m sure we’ll work that out later. If you want to see the actual line item appropriation for yourself in the bill, click this link and page down to page page 6 of 9, line 365: 2008 Bonding Bill Link.
The City was also seeking a sizable bonding bill appropriation for the Camp Eden Wood Project, but that did not come through this year. That’s OK. We’ll try that one again next time. But I couldn’t be more happy for the Memorial Committee. They have worked so hard to realize this dream, and now it is really within their sights.
