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Public commenter urges Arts Council to prioritize Greta Hackett Sculpture Park, suggests map and temporary signage for August arts weekend
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A Mercer Island resident urged the Arts Council to prioritize completion of the Greta Hackett Sculpture Park map, reinstall missing pieces and work with the city and chamber on temporary signage and a kid-friendly scavenger hunt for the August Arts on the Island weekend.
During public appearances, Anne Heritze, speaking for the Mercer Arts League, urged the Arts Council and city staff to prioritize the Greta Hackett Sculpture Park’s implementation and to help recover missing artworks.
Heritze said the sculpture collection has “significantly decreased due to theft, construction of city parking and a car crash, especially in the section between the two light-rail stations,” and asked the Arts Council to issue a call for local artists to display new work and for the city to assist in reinstalling pieces and producing orientation signage.
She proposed a set of near-term, low-cost steps leading into Arts on the Island weekend in August: a printable sculpture-park map, updated city-website content, temporary wayfinding signs (yard signs or boards) if permanent signage is not ready, a children’s scavenger-hunt activity tied to the island-wide collection, and docent-led tours.
Staff and council members noted the upcoming Arts on the Island weekend and said they would explore volunteer support and temporary signage options, while reminding volunteers that capital and permanent sign installations follow the department’s planning processes.
Next steps: staff said they will follow up with Heritze and consider temporary signage or maps for the August arts weekend and will document requests that could be addressed outside the capital-plan timeline.
