CITY TO HELP FUND POLICE MEMORIAL.Byline: Nick Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - The City Council agreed Tuesday to give $150,000 to help build a memorial for Glendale's slain police officers, and the council also voted to plan a possible Sept. 11 memorial. ``Each day when police go into the streets, they put themselves in harm's way harm's way n. A risky position; danger: a place for the children that is out of harm's way; ships that sail into harm's way. . That's what this (police) memorial is all about,'' said former Mayor Sheldon Baker, the police memorial project's leader. The police memorial, a 12-foot-tall bronze statue “Statues” redirects here. For other uses, see Statues (disambiguation). A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its primary concern is representational. A small statue is called statuette. designed by artist M. L. Snowden, would stand at the entrance of the new $50 million Police Department headquarters. The memorial's cost will run higher than $500,000 and has been primarily funded by private donations. Tuesday night, the council voted 4-1 to help fund the project, with the lone ``nay'' coming from Councilman Dave Weaver
The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical , who said that now is not the time to spend more money. ``With a $21 billion state deficit, this is not the right time for this,'' Weaver said. ``The state is going to come after us.'' But the rest of the council agreed that the memorial was worth the financial impact. ``I get the opportunity today to say thank you to the police of this community,'' said Councilman Bob Yousefian, who added that he is proud to be on the council that helps see this memorial through. ``We have 200,000 people in this city - $150,000 amounts to less than a dollar per person,'' Councilman Gus Gomez said. The statue will pay tribute to the four Glendale officers who lost their lives on duty, officials said. Another factor in the decision was a recently passed federal bill written by Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, which provides up to $150,000 in matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money for police memorial projects. The memorial's planners were pleased with the outcome. ``We are really happy that the city stepped forward and did this,'' said Sgt. Mario Marchman, president of the Glendale Police Officers Association. The council also voted 4-1 to assign city staff to consider creating a 9-11 memorial, which would likely be at the Civic Center, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gomez, who proposed the plan. Gomez was mayor when two planes hit the World Trade Center towers in September 2001, and he said a memorial would help Glendale remember the tragic event. City staffers will consider locations and then assemble a committee to raise money for it. But Weaver questioned why the city is spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. or resources to plan the memorial. ``If the community wants it, let them plan it,'' Weaver said. |
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