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Clock tower at Barnet Park draws petitions, 130+ public emails and mixed public comment
Summary
Public commenters at the April 13 City Council meeting expressed both support for and opposition to placing a new clock tower entrance at Barnet Park; petitioners claim 3,000 signatures to preserve the existing tower, while the city reported receiving 137 emails about the proposal and said it will redact personal data before posting.
Several residents urged the Spartanburg City Council on April 13 to preserve the existing clock tower or to reconsider the proposed Barnet Park location, while others said the Barnet Park entrance design would better connect the site to downtown.
Wesley Stathas, a longtime resident, told council members that petitioners had gathered 3,000 signatures asking the city to preserve the current clock tower and said he had been told no alternate sites had been studied. "3,000 signatures on petitions said preserve…
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