ROCKY HILL -- A statewide veterans memorial will feature an amphitheater, a remembrance wall and ample parking.
The state chose the design, which was submitted by landscape artists Dean Adam Johnson and Robert Schechinger Jr., both of Collinsville, from 12 proposals. The memorial will be located on a grassy parcel adjacent to the Col. Raymond F. Gates Memorial Cemetery on West Street.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell said an advisory group has been planning for a statewide memorial for months. While several cities and towns have their own veteran's memorials, there is no single statewide memorial, she said.
That will soon change.