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Residents and Public Arts Commission urge council to preserve downtown metal-animal sculptures
Summary
At the Dec. 17 meeting residents and Public Arts Commission members told the council that Baker City's metal-animal sculptures are a key tourist draw and should be retained; the commission's founder reviewed the loan program's history and urged better public information rather than removal.
Several residents told the Baker City Council during public comment on Dec. 17 that the metal-animal sculptures scattered around downtown are important to the city's character and economy. Raven Martin said, "the metal animals in Baker gave Baker a very big tourist attraction," and warned that removing them would make downtown "very bleak and plain." Kate Lennig told the council that visitors come to see the animals and that the sculptures benefit "pretty much most businesses in Baker City."
Brian Vektor,…
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