(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission received an update Monday on a new patriotic banner project designed to honor local veterans.

The initiative will place banners on 16 lamp posts around the Brown County Courthouse Square. Commissioner Richard Tesoriero is leading the effort and says the goal is to give residents a way to recognize family members and loved ones who served in the military by purchasing commemorative banners.

Each banner will cost $150, and the project also requires about $3,200 for mounting brackets. The city of Hiawatha has agreed to help with installation, and local scouting groups are expected to assist as well.

Tesoriero says the plan is to have at least two banners completed and installed by Memorial Day weekend as a preview of the full project.

He says the idea was inspired after visiting the Jackson County Courthouse, where a similar veterans banner program is already in place.