Port commissioners review potential memorial plans
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The first of three options presented by Juneau-based designer Chris Mertl to the Ports Commission at a public hearing Monday. The small round circle in the middle is the envisioned lighthouse pavilion.
A Juneau designer presented three draft options on Monday for a potential layout to the Mariner's Memorial at a public workshop.
An octagonal lighthouse pavilion is part of each design, but could be located toward the envisioned entryway for the memorial, at the memorial's midpoint, or at the end. All three drafts used landscaped vegetation to screen the memorial from the noise and bustle of nearby Heritage Harbor and the boat ramp, to create a solemn ceremonial air with a strong connection to nearby water, said Chris Mertl of Corvus Design.
"The thing I noticed about a lot of other memoria...
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