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Farmers Branch arts committee weighs separate sports board, event plans and public-art logistics; approves promotional stickers
Summary
The Farmers Branch Arts & Culture Committee discussed a possible separate sports board, plans for the March 23 'Gateway to the Globe' festival, insurance and installation issues for public-art pieces, and approved promotional stickers to promote the arts district.
The Farmers Branch Arts & Culture Committee met in a study-session format to review committee status, upcoming events and public-art logistics, and unanimously approved a promotional sticker campaign for the arts district.
Committee member Speaker 2 summarized recent council feedback about whether to add a sports element to the committee and said the mayor and some council members now favor a separate body for sports. "I sit here in my Farmers Branch is becoming the focal point for sports in the metroplex," Speaker 2 said, urging the group to consider how the city can accommodate sports while involving the public and keeping costs and staff burden low. Committee members agreed that the question is still in an early stage and that any formal change would go to the full City Council for decision.
The committee received details about a one-time…
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