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Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission narrows down sites

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission met Thursday night to discuss available property for the memorial.  A subcommittee is working with the Newtown Land Use Department on the effort.  Commission Clerk Lynn Kovack says the biggest challenge the group faces is designing a memorial without making Newtown synonymous with tragedy.  She says they want it to be a place for people to be able to reflect and think about how they feel.

 

The subcommittee ranked the possibilities on accessibility, free from noise, natural setting or view, and proximity to Sandy Hook and to infrastructure including roads, water, parking and other aspects.  Three to five sites are currently under consideration.

 

There is an area on the Fairfield Hills campus the High Meadows or Tech Park, owned by the state and adjacent to the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary.  Another area looked at is a bridge down Dayton Street and the Edmond Town Hall back lot. 

 

Kovack says they are trying to be respectful to the wishes of those directly impacted by the shootings.  She says many don't want their children pictured on the memorial and that it bothers some of them to see green ribbons everywhere.

 

Once the sight is chosen, then the Commission can get down to the business of selecting a design for the memorial.  The group is also working with the Newtown Forest Association, Fairfield Hills Authority and the state.

 

The Commission is made up of 12 members and the Clerk.  Four of the commissioners are parents of children who were killed on 12/14.

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