Plans for Anaheim Hills Veteran’s Cemetery Move Forward
IRVINE, Calif. The Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) on July 27 approved a $20 million spending plan for a veteran’s cemetery in Anaheim Hills.
The cemetery was initially planned to be based at a former Marine Corps. Air Station in Irvine, but when those plans fell through after years of political controversy, the site moved to Gypsum Canyon.
Veterans shared mixed feelings about the location during the BOS meeting, with some speaking in support of the move.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Nick Berardino, president of the Veterans Alliance of Orange County.
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After years in limbo, Anaheim council backs controversial veterans cemetery
The proposal to build the cemetery in the Gypsum Canyon area on county land in Anaheim Hills has gathered support from a host of politicians. Above, an artist’s rendering of the proposed project.
July 22, 2021 6:22 PM PT
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The Anaheim City Council showed unanimous support this week to build a controversial veterans cemetery in Anaheim Hills after years of contentious debate and political inaction.
For about a decade, veterans fought to have the cemetery constructed in Irvine, but local politicians couldn’t agree on where it should be placed.
The proposal to build the cemetery in the Gypsum Canyon area on county land in Anaheim Hills has gathered support from a host of politicians, including Orange County supervisors Don Wagner, Katrina Foley and Andrew Do; Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer and Rep. Lou Correa, among other supporters.
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