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Council approves James A. Garfield bronze statue contract and advances funds to cover costs
Summary
Mentor City Council awarded a contract to Cooper Mill Bronze Works Limited to cast a 7-foot bronze statue of President James A. Garfield and passed Ordinance 26-005 to advance appropriations to cover the statue and to advance funds for a traffic-signal upgrade and Blossom Storm Sewer Fund; council aims to have the statue in place before July 4.
The Mentor City Council on Jan. 20 approved Ordinance 26-004 to contract for a 7-foot bronze statue of President James A. Garfield and separately approved Ordinance 26-005 to advance funds and revise appropriations to cover the statue and other near-term projects.
City staff said the contract would be awarded to Cooper Mill Bronze Works Limited and that sculptor Colin Cottrell will produce the piece. "He's a world-renowned artist. He…
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