Planning for McKinney's Veterans Day ceremony continues Wednesday, Oct. 14, when the city's Armed Services Memorial Board meets at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 401 E. Virginia St.
The board hosts two ceremonies a year, one on Memorial Day and one on Veterans Day, both at Corporal RD Foster Veterans Memorial Park. Wednesday's agenda lists a discussion of responsibilities and supplies for the 2026 Veterans Day ceremony. A parks department summary attached to the item puts the estimated cost of a flyover at $4,000.
The agenda does not list the ceremony's date or time.
Flags around the park
A Rotary Club member is scheduled to present the club's veterans fundraiser. According to the parks department, flags bought through the fundraiser would be placed around the memorial park.
Board members will also discuss written operating procedures and guidelines for current and future members, focused on how the board plans its two ceremonies. A subcommittee has been working on them and planned to meet with the parks department's special events staff, according to minutes of the board's Sept. 9 meeting. Members will also elect officers on Wednesday.
All other items are discussion only, with no votes.
From the September meeting
The Sept. 9 minutes, up for approval Wednesday, show the board had already assigned ceremony tasks to members and staff. Parks Superintendent Marty Sillito told the board a volunteer group planned a cleanup at the park and that parks maintenance would fix ongoing problems with the fountain's nozzles.
