Title
Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request for Funding Submitted by Sanchez Charities, LLC (Project #20-11) in the Amount of Fifty Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) to Locate a Monument at the Mexican Cemetery Located in Pecan Grove Cemetery at 1701 McDonald Street, McKinney, Texas.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2020
DEPARTMENT: McKinney Community Development Corporation
CONTACT: Cindy Schneible, President
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Sanchez Charities are seeking funding to design, create and locate a monument at the entrance to the Mexican Cemetery within Pecan Grove Cemetery.
* If funded, the grant money will be used to design, create and place a memorial, at The Mexican Cemetery, in honor of the Hispanic families that were part of the history of McKinney and the agrarian economy and life important to the establishment of the city.
* It is anticipated that a community committee of descendants of those buried at The Mexican Cemetery and other interested stakeholders will meet with a selected artist to develop the art piece and the cultural context for the piece itself.
* The goal is for the monument to be a focal point and place of history and culture for those who drive by or visit - and will highlight to all visitors the individuals buried at The Mexican Cemetery who came to McKinney in search of a better life.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Pecan Grove Cemetery was founded in 1870.
* At the early times of its creation - up until the 1960's - Pecan Grove was separated into different sections that included: a Potter's Cemetery; Ross Cemetery; and an area adjacent to the Potter's Cemetery known as The Mexican Cemetery - a one-acre plot of land.
* Death certificates and other documents show nearly every one of the individuals buried at the Mexican Cemetery either migrated to the area from Mexico, or South Texas - or were children of those individuals.
* Sanchez Charities ...
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