Additional concrete work has been approved for improvements to a veterans memorial in Walnutport.

Borough council unanimously agreed on Thursday to spend $2,700 for concrete work that includes an ADA ramp for the memorial.

That decision came after council agreed last month to spend up to $2,500 for concrete work at the memorial in the small park between Washington and Fifth streets.

Also last month, council received a pair of donations that totaled $3,000 toward the memorial; one a $2,000 check from the Diamond Fire Co., and $1,000 from the Diamond Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary.

Those donations came after council agreed in May to solicit sponsorships to send out for donations to businesses, and agreed to create a separate account for the donations that are received.

Councilwoman Jennifer Wentz noted after Thursday’s meeting that the borough is still collecting donations for the memorial.

Several members of the 2009 Centennial Committee attended a council meeting in April to discuss the use of about $11,000 that was set aside in the Centennial fund for improvements to the memorial.

Committee member Doneta Merkle told council at that time the wish of the Centennial Committee is for those funds to be used toward the memorial.

The project has to be completed by December per the grant deadline.

Michael Kukitz, who served as executive director of the Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority until he resigned in March, previously obtained a grant for the veterans memorial.

The grant amount is $23,983, and was funded by a grant through the Northampton County Livable Landscapes Program, Northampton County’s Open Space Initiative.

However, it is a matching grant, and the borough has to provide the other 50%. The match may be cash, in-kind services or a combination of both.

It was agreed that the borough’s 50% would come through a combination of the roughly $11,000 left in the Centennial fund, along with in-kind services and/or volunteer services.

Kukitz previously said the grant is to be used for beautification and accessibility improvements.

The work will include the removal of trees and putting in new decorative trees, flagpoles, benches, lighting and improved access to the memorial.