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Residents ask Idaho Falls City Council to consider statue honoring early educator Rebecca Brown Mitchell
Summary
Two residents asked the Idaho Falls City Council during public comment to consider allowing a statue of Rebecca Brown Mitchell on city land, saying they will fundraise and work with city parks on siting and installation.
Two Idaho Falls residents asked the City Council during public comment to consider a proposal to commission a statue honoring Rebecca Brown Mitchell, an early Idaho Falls educator and civic reformer. Callie Wanda and Karla Ashman told the council they have researched sculptors and historic approvals and said they would handle fundraising and most project work if the city would provide a site and coordinate with Parks and Recreation.
Wanda, who introduced the idea, outlined Mitchell’s biography, telling the council Mitchell arrived in the Idaho Falls area in 1882, started the community’s first Sunday…
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