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Committee agrees to remove murals to storage and assess totem pole; Arts Commission to recommend final disposition
Summary
After tribe members expressed irritation about a totem pole and staff cited preservation concerns for murals appraised at six figures, the committee directed Public Works to assess the totem pole, authorized removal of murals to custom storage, and asked the Arts Commission to recommend final disposition and plans for the vacated wall.
The committee directed staff to pull a totem pole into Public Works for assessment and to remove the City Hall murals to custom storage, then asked the Arts Commission to recommend final disposition and a plan for the now-vacant wall.
Nicole Wiebe, community liaison, reminded the committee that a prior presentation had pleased tribal representatives but the topic had since gone quiet. She said the tribe had since expressed irritation at the pole’s placement. "I was asked to be here with this discussion, but I…
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