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Arts Council endorses pergola use and maintenance guidelines, backs repainting and Space Force plaque in budget
Summary
The Mercer Island Arts Council endorsed draft use and maintenance guidelines for the Standing Strong Veterans Pergola and recommended including repainting ($15,000) and fabrication/installation of a Space Force plaque (~$1,000 fabrication; $2,000–$3,000 installation) in the 2027–28 operating budget; both items passed by roll-call vote.
The Arts Council voted to endorse draft appropriate-use and maintenance guidelines for the Standing Strong Veterans Pergola and recommended city staff include repainting and a new plaque in the 2027–28 biennial operating budget.
Katie Herzog, interim recreation manager and staff liaison, presented background on the pergola—installed in 2005 as a veterans memorial—and summarized staff recommendations including adding a plaque to represent the U.S. Space Force and…
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