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We
are a non-profit organization dedicated to building a memorial
park in Oroville, California to properly honor our local veterans
of military service. Additionally, we are gathering names and
historical information on those veterans who died serving their
country. They will be honored, name by name, on special monuments
in our park.
Visit
our Honor Roll and Archives to view
the information we have on those who served. We encourage visitors
who have additional historical information to
contact us so we can
properly acknowledge our military service men and women.
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Generous Contributors To Our Park
- State of California Taxpayers - under Prop. 12
Park Grant, 2000, Gov. Gray Davis
- Butte County and The Board of Supervisors
- Greg Melton of Land Images
- Veterans of foreign Wars - Posts 1747
and 9602 and Ladies Auxiliary
- American Legion - Post 95
- Lynn and Stu Shaner
- Feather Falls Casino
- State of California Taxpayers - Proposition
12 Park Grant, 2000, Grey Davis
- NorCal Waste: Provided no-fee rubbish bins and
waste hauling.
- Carey Construction: Discounted demolition of
existing structures.
- Northstar Engineering: Pro Bono engineering design
of park
- John Christofferson: Pro Bono park site surveying
- Morgan Tree Service: Pro Bono tree removal
- City of Oroville: Property purchase and appraisal
service
- PG&E: Utilities disconnection
- Committee volunteers: Site clean up and fund
raising
- Feather River Parks and Recreation: Prop 12 funds,
Architect funding, staff work
- Ted Bigelow: Backhoe / ditch work
- Bud Tracy: Pro Bono work
- Gridley Union High School, Class of 1964
Accomplishments To Date
-
A site chosen
- A design selected
- Tax-exempt status obtained
- A feasibility study completed
- April 27, 2004 - Butte County Board of Supervisors
OK grant money
- December 2005 - Purchased the lot next to the
Vet's Hall for the park site
- February 2006 - Purchased vacant lot next to
Boss Burger from Butte County
- March 2008 - County purchases all properties
for park.
- April 2008 - Site preparation begins
- Remove existing structures
- 2009 - Site is surveyed. Land titles are
finalized. Engineering drawings in progress.
- December 2009 - Conceptual drawings competed
and approved.
- Spring 2010 - Official ground breaking.
- August
2010 - Fencing installed around Park worksite.
- November 2010
- County approves building permit.
- September 2011 -
County accepts bid from contractor
to build retaining wall for river overlook. Retaining wall
blocks are being cast.
- November 17, 2011
- Retaining wall construction begins.
- February 2012 - Retaining wall completed.
- October 2013 - Pave walkways and parking
area
- April 14, 2014 - Parking Lots and landscaping
completed
- July 29, 2017
- Construct Memorial Tile Wall
- Install Decorative Overlook Fence
- Pave River Overlook
Subsequent Phases
- Install six War Monuments engraved with the names of
Butte County's dead and missing
- Install flagpole
- Install final walkways & pavilion
- Place Bugler statue & complete Central Park Area
- Install restrooms with educational murals
- Place Service Dog statue
- Pave Park entry area adjacent to Montgomery Street sidewalk
- -including installation of benches, the eagle statue, service flags and MIA/POW flags
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