The memorial to honor fallen New Hampshire police officers is causing a bit of a dispute, after legislators learned the plan calls for cutting down a big maple tree. The memorial is planned for a grassy area outside the Legislative Office Building, across the street from the Statehouse. The problem is, even tough its plans have been public for some time, some key legislators said they found out just recently the memorial will be more than a granite marker. The plan calls for a small granite park, with an eternal flame, and it calls for cutting down a big maple. It's not clear whether lawmakers can deny permission to cut the tree, and force design changes but the committee that settled on the Concord site said it is investigating alternatives.
Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring.