A plan for Pickett

The perennial discussion of Tyler Pickett Park was brought before the Saratoga Town Council during their October 6 meeting. The issue of the park, which has been discussed since 2009, was raised in a letter from James Olguin, Commander of Angus England American Legion Post 54.

In addition to Tyler Pickett Park, the American Legion and Sons of the American Legion also requested permission to erect a flagpole near Veterans’ Island in memory of Keith McLendon.

Tyler Pickett Park

Tyler Pickett was killed in combat on June 8, 2008 and was the only Carbon County soldier to die in the war in Iraq. In...