Next Meeting of 5/31 Memorial Committee Open to Public Oct. 24

The next meeting of the Council-appointed 5/31 Memorial Committee will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, at The HIVE, 140 Independence Blvd. The meeting is open to the public and will also be available via live streaming on www.VBgov.com and facebook.com/cityofvabeach.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide guidance to the committee prior to its review of the Request for Proposal (Qualifications) that was previously issued to solicit interest from design teams to provide design concepts for the permanent memorial. A review of the submissions will take place in November.

Committee Background
City Council appointed 13 members to the committee, representing a cross-section of the community, and including family members and affected staff members. The City hired consulting firm Kearns & West to facilitate the committee and memorial planning process, to serve as a liaison to the families and survivors, and to create multiple opportunities for the families, survivors and community to provide input into the planning process. For more information on the committee, visit LoveForVB.com.