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Commission approves plan to commission large Cedar Street sculpture, cites SURA sunset as spending driver

5564524 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a motion to commission a large sculpture for Cedar Street, identify three reinforced-concrete mounting sites and use Urban Renewal funds; the motion referenced existing memorial funds.

The Sandpoint Arts, Culture, and Preservation Commission voted to move forward with commissioning a large sculpture for Cedar Street and to use Urban Renewal Agency funds, including a Gretchen Heller memorial donation, to begin the project.

Ellie Sesmus, chairwoman of the Sandpoint Arts, Culture, and Preservation Commission, told the commission that the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency — SURA — will “sundown in 2029,” and that the commission should spend available redevelopment art funds…

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