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Commissioners reject $35,000 art purchase from bond proceeds after amended display plan draws debate
Summary
The commission defeated a resolution to appropriate bond proceeds for art after voting to amend exhibit timing and display location; commissioners raised objections to borrowing for art and to lack of an image of the proposed piece.
A resolution to appropriate bond proceeds to purchase and display art failed on June 9 after an amendment and extended debate over borrowing and display details.
Commissioner John Gannon moved an amendment to require the art be unveiled in September in the commission chamber and then displayed on the third floor of the historic courthouse for two years; the amendment passed 14–6. After debate, including objections to using borrowed…
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