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Streator council hears proposal to move “Coffee Pot Lady” memorial to City Park · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter Council. Here's proposal to move Coffee Pot Lady Memorial
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  to City Park written by Bill Frescoes. This article is
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  being read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  The Streeter City Council heard a proposal during their meeting
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  Wednesday night to move and improve the Canteen Memorial aka
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  Coffee Pot Lady Memorial, which currently sits near the form
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  for Santa Fe Depot site. The memorial honors Stria to
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  residents who helped serve the more than one million soldiers
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  who pass through the city during World War II. Barb Craig,
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  who presented the proposal, said the effort is an important
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  part of the city's history and would be timed well
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  with America's two hundred and fiftieth anniversary. During the presentation,
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  Craig said City Park would give the memorial more visibility
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  since more people visit the park. She also said it
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  would be easier for school's, family and visitors to learn
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  about Streeter's role during the war. Concerns were also raised
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  about the current location, pointing to damage of the memorial
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  and heavy train traffic nearby. She believes rail activity may
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  have played a role in the condition of the memorial,
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  with that organizer's acknowledge, the current depot site is important
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  because it is where the wartime activity actually happened. Because
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  of that history, organizers suggest replacing the memorial with a
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  permanent sign at the depot sites, explaining its importance along
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  with other historical markers. The plan includes working with local
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  groups like veterans organizations and the Streeterland Historical Society. It
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  would require moving the memorial, building a new basin city park,
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  and adding signage at both locations. Notably, funding could come
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  from mostly grants and donations, along with other local or
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  state sources. Mayor ta Bidet said more discussions will need
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  to happen before any official action is taken. M