PETITION TO SAVE OUR SOLDIER (S.O.S.)

To All Residents of the Village of Whitehouse:

After 115 years at its current location, our village council intends to move our Soldier’s Monument and Cannon out of Whitehouse Park, to an empty lot next to the Buzz. Their plans have already begun to be implemented, with the removal of the pavilion last fall. Removal of the monument is scheduled to begin in Spring, just a few short weeks away.

Our soldier was installed as a “National Memorial”, in the words of the residents of Whitehouse on July 4, 1900. It has stood guard ever since.

We believe our soldier deserves to stay in his place of public honor, at the tip of Whitehouse Park. We believe the plans to move him, without effective public notice and without full disclosure of the costs to the village residents, are not in the best interests of Village residents, nor is it supported by the majority of Whitehouse residents.

This petition will be submitted as evidence of public opinion in an attempt to Save Our Soldier. Please sign below, and spread the word to neighbors and friends here in Whitehouse. Your support matters!

Paper petitions are located at General Pro Hardware, The Party Store & at The Buzz.

By signing this petition, I indicate my support for keeping the Soldier’s Monument and the cannon in its current location in Whitehouse Park.