Memorials Advisory Commission

Meetings

Meetings are held at:
City Hall
715 Princess Anne Street
Second Floor Conference Room
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3:30 p.m.

Meeting Schedule

  • January 16, 2019
  • April 17, 2019
  • June 5, 2019, 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting
  • July 24, 2019
  • October 23, 2019

Minutes

Meeting Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

Nine members. Members of the commission shall include representatives from the physical sciences, law, religion, business, education, and the arts. Each member shall be a resident of the city at all times. Four year term membership, expiring on December 31.

Nancy Moore, Chair
Michael Spencer, Vice-Chair
Paula Raudenbush, Secretary
Betty Massey
Jervis Hairston

Tina Morris
Susan Spears
Pauline Felder
John Lyles

Purpose

The purpose of the Memorials Advisory Commission shall be to advise and make recommendations to the City Council on appropriate means of recognizing and awarding extraordinary contributions made by individuals and organizations to the well-being of the city, the commonwealth, or the nation.

Approved Award Recommendations

  • Alma Leitch bronze plaque - September 13, 1994
  • Arthur L. Cossey Water Treatment Plant - March 28, 1995
  • Bass-Ellison Building - July 23, 1991
  • Blue and Gray Parkway - November 23, 1993
  • Bradford Square in honor of Sister City Frejus - link to Fredericksburg's Sister Cities web page - May 14, 1996
  • Dorothy L. Hart Community Center - January 9, 1990
  • Gordon W. Shelton foot bridge - March 28, 1995
  • Mary Washington Boulevard - November 26, 1991
  • Memorial Recreation Park - February 11, 1992
  • Nick Lopomo foot bridge - March 28, 1995
  • Riverside Subdivision street names - September 13, 1994
  • Rush Mabes Memorial Park - April 22, 1997
  • Samuel E. Perry Boulevard - October 13, 1992
  • W. L. Harris Playground - May 23, 1995
  • Wall of Honor - August 22, 2000
  • Wallace Building - March 28, 1995