Common Council In Waukesha To Name Parade Memorial Commission

WAUKESHA, WI— The Waukesha Christmas Parade Permanent Memorial Commission will be be considered by the Waukesha Common Council on Tuesday. The timeline goal is to have a location determined by spring and a memorial design by summer, according to online city documents.

The Commission will work with the city and community leaders to determine the best location and monument to permanently honor those lost and injured.

The Veteran's Park in downtown Waukesha became the site of a temporary memorial to the lives lost at the Nov. 21 Christmas parade. A man drove into marchers and spectators at the parade, resulting in the deaths of six people and more than 60 injured. The memorial was decommissioned on Dec. 29.

City staff and members of the Waukesha County Historical Society are curating items from the temporary memorial.

After the Commission determines the location and the design of the memorial, the Common Council and other city committees or commissions will consider the recommendations of the Parade Memorial Commission.

Suggested Project Timeline:

Tuesday– Commission Named
April – Location Selected
April – Request for Proposal for Memorial Design released
July– Memorial Design Selected

The Waukesha County Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and the Waukesha Education Foundation established the United for Waukesha Community fund to raise money for those impacted.