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Council declines stained-glass "butterfly" window donation after board and staff concerns
Summary
The council voted unanimously to decline a proposed donation of a stained-glass butterfly window for the Pacific Grove Museum after the museum and staff expressed concerns about siting, museum-collection fit and conditional terms attached to the gift.
The Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday voted not to accept a proposed donation of a stained-glass butterfly window offered for installation at the Pacific Grove Museum.
Applicant Susan Golbeck presented the donation application and described outreach showing community support for placement at the museum. "I want to be able to drive by that window when it's shining down on our kids when there's Christmas caroling," Golbeck said in the council chambers. Supporters in the audience said the piece is an iconic symbol that fits the city's identity as "butterfly town."
But the museum director and…
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