Next year’s Memorial Day parade could be even more festive than usual.

During Monday night’s Select Board meeting, Veterans’ Service Officer Roy Oliveira presented the Dartmouth Hometown Heroes project. Oliveira aims to install 34 green banners that commemorate the town’s fallen soldiers along the Memorial Day parade route. The board unanimously approved the project.

“The Town of Dartmouth has had thousands of veterans serve our country honorably. Since World War I, we have lost 34, whether killed in action or killed in a POW camp. I think it’s appropriate that the town honor those veterans for their ultimate sacrifice,” said Oliveira.

While the designs are not final, two prototypes were presented. Brewer Banner Designs in New Bedford worked on the initial look.

The initial idea came from Select Board chair Shawn McDonald, who saw similar banners while visiting a town in New Jersey. McDonald said Oliveira was contacted about the idea and did most of the legwork to set the project in motion.

The 18-by-36-inch banners would feature the name of the project, Dartmouth Hometown Heroes, the name of the person who served, and his or her photo if available. The banner would also list the soldier’s rank, branch of service and era of service.

The banners would be fastened to the telephone poles along Elm Street – from Prospect Street to the police station. They would be installed about two weeks before Memorial Day and come down two weeks after.

“We’re still working with Eversource and Verizon to get all the required documentation,” said Oliveira. “Should they decide we can only use a certain number of poles, we can double up the banners.”

While the cost for the project will not be finalized until a design is approved, Oliveira said the 34 banners and the brackets that connect them to the telephone poles will cost roughly $7,000.

Oliveira said he will be working with Director of Parks and Recreation Tim Lancaster to install the banners when the time comes.

While the banners would installed and uninstalled each Memorial Day, a more permanent memorial was also mentioned.

At the conclusion of his presentation, Oliveira discussed a new monument for the 34 fallen soldiers outside of the Council on Aging on Dartmouth Street. He said residents can expect to see an insert as part of their excise tax bill that will request donations for the monument.

“Every dime that they donate stays right here in Dartmouth, and it is for the purpose of upkeep [of monuments] and future monuments,” said Oliveira. “There’s no cause more worthy than to honor our fallen heroes.”