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Fort Myers public art committee seeks permission to use fund for master plan consultant
Summary
The Public Art Committee asked council permission to hire an outside consultant, Mary Davis Wallace, using public art fund money to create a new citywide public art master plan and restore program operations; council discussed ordinance language and funding approaches.
The Fort Myers Public Art Committee requested council permission to allow public art fund dollars to be used to retain a professional public art consultant to develop a new master public art plan and reengage the city‑run program.
The request matters because the committee says the city’s existing master plan dates to 2004, the committee has limited staffing and payee restrictions in the ordinance that may preclude consultant contracts, and the fund currently holds a finite amount of money that committee members want to use to restore program capacity.
Jane Lane, chair of the Public Art Committee, told the council the committee voted unanimously to retain consultant Mary Davis Wallace — former…
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