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Mayor clarifies plan for pier benches and memorial plaques after public concern
Summary
Mayor Sherry Sullivan and staff responded to public questions about the removal and replacement of benches at the Fairhope pier, saying the city will surplus old benches, offer inscribed boards to donors and install durable resin benches with a substantial plaque.
Mayor Sherry Sullivan and city staff addressed public concerns on Wednesday about replacement of benches at the Fairhope pier, saying the city will surplus the old benches, return inscribed boards to donors on request and install more durable resin benches with a substantial plaque.
"Those benches at the pier were surplus at the last meeting, which means that we can now give those away," Sullivan said during the council meeting, seeking to correct social‑media accounts that described a different plan. She said many of the wooden…
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