File #: 24-592    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Item for Consideration/Discussion Status: Passed
File created: 9/17/2024 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 9/24/2024 Final action: 9/24/2024
Title: Consideration to authorize the City Manager to work with the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on an Obelisk to be installed at the Fisher Family Pier. (Fiscal Impact: Estimated at $125,000 to be funded by the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.)
Attachments: 1. Letter of Request-001.pdf, 2. Photo of Obelisk.pdf

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Consideration to authorize the City Manager to work with the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on an Obelisk to be installed at the Fisher Family Pier.

(Fiscal Impact: Estimated at $125,000 to be funded by the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.)

 

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(Staff Contact: John Sfiropoulos/Sandra King)

 

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Summary Explanation/Background:

To establish a permanent memorial in Pompano Beach to honor the 1776 amphibious landing and Battle of Nassau, marking the first Marine amphibious assault and the American flag’s first appearance on foreign soil.

 

Origin of request for this action: James Y. Gaskins, CDR USN (ret.) President, Florida Society of the Sons of the American Resolution

Fiscal impact and source of funding: Estimated at $125,000 to be funded by the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

 

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