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Commission delays decision on May–San Marco public art; council weighs relocation, completion or cancellation
Summary
The commission deferred action on a $250,000 public-art commission, weighing completion at the original May Street–San Marco intersection versus relocating the piece to a newly purchased lot or other city park or cancelling the contract.
The commission held an extended discussion on April 9 about a $250,000 public-art commission that the artist has paused pending the commission’s direction. The project has completed contract execution and initial design milestones—$87,500 of the contract work is already complete—and approximately $162,500 remains to fund fabrication and installation.
City staff explained four options: (1) proceed with installation at the originally chosen site at the May Street–San Marco intersection (the local "peanut"), (2) relocate the piece to a city-owned vacant lot…
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