CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- After years of planning, efforts to build a community park in honor of veterans in North County are moving forward.

Earlier this week, the Carlsbad City Council adopted construction plans for Veterans Memorial Park, which will be the city's largest community park once it is completed.

The park will be located on a 93.7-acre site near Faraday Avenue and Cannon Road.

Plans for the park include a Veterans Memorial Plaza with six panels honoring each branch of the military, a flagpole, public art, picnic areas and family gathering spaces.

It will also include a bike park, outdoor fitness areas and connections to the citywide trail network, the city said.

More than half of the site is designated as protected habitat preserve areas and will not be developed,

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