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Coconut Creek approves local fabrication of Holocaust remembrance sculpture to be placed at City Hall
Summary
The commission authorized a contract with EES Design Studio to fabricate and install a Holocaust remembrance sculpture based on a design by Israeli artist Merit Meisler. The work will be locally fabricated to meet cost and timeline constraints; funding will come from the city's public art fund.
The Coconut Creek City Commission on Sept. 11 authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with EES Design Studio LLC to fabricate, engineer and install a Holocaust remembrance sculpture — a project the commission previously endorsed in concept.
Why it matters: The sculpture will be a permanent public-art installation at City Hall and is scheduled to be unveiled on Jan. 29, 2026 to coincide with the city’s Holocaust remembrance activities. The commission and staff emphasized that the project is funded from the public art fund, which is supported by fees collected from development and redevelopment projects rather than from general tax revenues.
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