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Committee approves plaque plan, sends book-reprint agreement to city attorney
Summary
Pacific History Committee voted to send a reproduction agreement for Sue Reed’s 1976 book to the city attorney for review and approved a slate of historic plaques — 7 stand‑alone and 13 wall‑mounted — to be funded from current budgeted monies; a previously requested $25,000 matching grant was not awarded.
The Pacific History Committee voted to forward a proposed reproduction agreement for the 1976 local history book In Retrospect to the city attorney for review and approved a selection plan for historic plaques, using money already in this year’s budget.
The agreement concerns In Retrospect, a book written by Sue Reed that collects area history and local photos. Committee members said Reed and her family will retain copyright under the proposed terms and that the author requested one factual correction and the words “Second Edition” on a reprint’s cover. The committee voted to send the draft agreement to the city attorney for legal review and for final approval by the board of aldermen.
Committee members said the plaque project will proceed using funds already budgeted for the year and that the $25,000 matching grant the committee sought through Missouri Humanities was not awarded. The committee…
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