Brighton Veterans Memorial Committee Receives Greimel AwardBrighton Veterans Memorial Committee Receives Greimel Award

2/12/14 - The Brighton City Planning Commission held its annual award presentation Monday night. The 2013 Karl H. Greimel Award went to the Brighton Veterans Memorial Committee for its work in bringing the project to fruition. The new memorial is located at the Mill Pond Park and was formally dedicated just before Veterans Day last year. It’s intended to serve as a monument to the past but also for future generations to ponder the sacrifice made by American military personnel in all wars and conflicts. Bryan Bradford served as chairman of committee. It took a lot of time, effort and fundraising to make the project a reality and Bradford tells WHMI he’s still overwhelmed but it’s something that as a veteran, he takes a lot of pride in. Bradford says it’s an incredible feeling for anyone who played a role in the project from the designers to contractors and volunteers, noting it was a huge feat accomplished for the City and the entire community in general. Other awards presented at Monday’s meeting included The E.D. Ewing Award to James & Susan McCracy. The Noeker Award for façade improvements went to Cheryl Mayday and Reed Kittredge for 408 West Main Street as well as a development company for the Brighton Mall façade and site improvement. (JM)