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October 25, 2001
Section: Neighbors West
Edition: Final
Page: 17
Column: Guest columnist

The town of Spafford Veterans Memorial Committee, which is raising money for a memorial to veterans of the Spafford area, took a large step toward its de- velopment goal when the Borodino Volunteer Fire Department contributed $1,000.

This generous donation was a share of the proceeds from their pancake breakfast at the firehouse in Borodino on July 22. Veterans committee members and Veterans of Foreign Wars members from the Otisco Valley Memorial Post 5494, located in Marietta, were on hand at the breakfast and distributed literature on plans for the memorial.

The Spafford Town Board decided to construct the veterans memorial when land became available at the intersection of Route 41 and Nunnery Road, in Borodino, thanks to the Housing and urban Development offices in Syracuse and Buffalo.

The property was acquired by HUD, then cleared, graded and seeded. On May 8, ownership was transferred to the town.

The Veterans Committee was formed by the town board to raise funds and plan the memorial with a monument, plaque with dedication message, a tall flagpole with the Stars and Stripes, and appropriate landscaping.

The land is under further preparation, with landfill and grading, for construction work in the spring of 2002.

The memorial fund reached $3,874 in October, budget officer Tom Chartrand said at a recent town board meeting.

The committee continues to seek donations and corporate sponsors.

Donations may be sent to Spafford Veterans Memorial Fund, Town of Spafford, 1984 Route 174, Skaneateles, NY 13152. Checks should be made out to the Spafford Veterans Memorial Fund.

- Chappell is a Spafford town councilor.
Illustration: PHOTO
Photo courtesy of Borodino Fire Department.
CAROLYN SCHINAMAN hands over a check for $1,000 to Spafford Town Board
member Fred Chappell to be used for the veterans memorial planned for
Borodino. On hand for the presentation were (from left) fire Chief
David Miller, fire department president Bruce Hall and (on right)
Spafford Supervisor Gordon Ireland.

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