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Brisbane council seeks public input on plaque for David Cooley, debates location and funding options
Summary
Staff proposed a plaque to honor David Cooley; councilmembers and public commenters pressed for careful site selection, stakeholder vetting and consideration of public-art funding, and staff was directed to return with options by January.
Brisbane City Council discussed a staff proposal to place a plaque honoring David Cooley and asked staff to return with a vetted set of options and recommended locations.
Staff introduced several nonbinding ideas — including a plaque placed on a natural feature, potentially with a picture and brief text — and said costs could be absorbed within existing budgets. Councilmember Kern asked whether the city’s public art fund could be used;…
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