Eagle Scout leads Broome County in establishing memorial for crime victims

Recently, local officials joined future Eagle Scout Schyler Savage at Roundtop Park to break ground on Binghamton's first crime victims memorial to honor and remember the victims.

The idea was presented to Executive Director Jason Garnar, who has seen Savage go from the baseball field to partnering on a community project. The Savage family watched proudly as Schyler donned his hard hat and picked up a shovel for the ceremonial groundbreaking to represent “the power of one person's vision to create lasting change.”

The memorial will feature a walkway leading to a heart-shaped raised garden in the center, surrounded by a retaining wall and a terrace. The names of those who lost their lives to crime will be engraved on the granite tiles.