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Our Project
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The Oroville Veterans Memorial Park Committee |
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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 county-wide local military service men and women. |
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Park Concept
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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
- Veterans of Foreign Wars - Posts 1747, 9602 and Ladies Auxiliary: Fund raising
- American Legion - Post 95: Fund raising
- Lynn and Stu Shaner: Fund raising
- Feather Falls Casino: Hosting Motorcycle Rally
- NorCal Waste: Provided no-fee rubbish bins and waste hauling.
- Carey Construction: Discounted demolition of existing structures.
- 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: Disolution Fund Donations
- Chico Sons of Italy: Hosting fund raising events
- Omega Nu Alpha Beta: Donated Flagpole
- Recology: Donated funds
- Gold Country Casino: Fund raiser venue
- Oroville Gleaners: Donated surplus equipment & goods
Accomplishments To Date
- 2002 - Oroville Veterans Memorial Committee
formed
- A park site chosen and design selected
- Tax-exempt status obtained
- 2003 - A park 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 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 - Phase 2 construction
- Construct Memorial Tile Wall
- Install Decorative Overlook Fence
- Pave River Overlook
- September 3, 2019 - Complete engineering drawings for shade structure
- February 19, 2020 - Phase 3 engineering drawings complete
- April 30, 2021 - Contractor assigned to Phase 3 - Flagpole, hardscaping for shade structure, foundations for monuments
Subsequent Installation Phases
- Granite bench on overlook
- Flagpole
- Medal of Honor monuments for Wigle & Young at flagpole base
- Six War Monuments engraved with the names of Butte County's dead and missing
- General Vang Pao & Lao Army monument (The Secret War)
- Shade structure
- Steel benches under shade structure
- Hardscaping, walkways
- Bugler statue
- Service Dog statue
- Pave Park entry area adjacent to Montgomery Street sidewalk - including installation of benches
- Service and MIA/POW flags
- Eagle Statue
- Final Landscaping
- Restrooms