Oso slide memorial gets boost with $500,000 state grant
OSO — A $500,000 state grant to Snohomish County will cover continued work on the Oso Slide Memorial, a community-driven effort to create a lasting testament to those who lost their lives in a massive mudslide in 2014.
With the grant, the Oso Slide Memorial Committee and county will have netted $2.6 million in funds and donated services for a project entailing a plaza, pathways, interpretive signage, benches, landscaping and retaining walls.
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers said the funds, along with other grants and donations, will help to realize the vision of a permanent place to gather and remember “the lives that were lost, and the strength that grew from that loss.”
“The story of the SR 530 landslide is an important one to share,” he said. “It is a difficult story, but one of hope, community and resilience, and the memorial will be a place where people can come together to learn and find inspiration.”
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