OSO — Families of Oso mudslide victims describe their visions for a memorial in the following ways:
“A beautiful place.”
“For my brother’s legacy.”
“I want their stories to be told.”
And now, a permanent tribute off Highway 530 is one step closer to reality — nearly eight years after the slide killed 43 people on March 22, 2014.
Construction is to begin this summer, Carol Ohlfs, principal park planner with Snohomish County Parks & Recreation and project manager for the memorial, told the Daily Herald.
When complete, the memorial will honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the mudslide — one of the deadliest in U.S. history.