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Environment & Parks committee backs $32,000 Land Studio contract to develop public-art plan
Summary
The Environment & Parks Committee recommended moving forward with a $32,000 contract with Land Studio to create a City of Greene public-art plan, to be paid primarily from a $50,000 grant and a $10,000 local match; the project will include public meetings and a 6—6-month estimated timeline.
The Environment & Parks Committee reviewed Resolution 02/2029, authorizing the City of Greene to contract with Land Studio for the development of a public-art plan.
An administration representative explained that the city received a $50,000 grant (matched with $10,000 locally) and said the $32,000 Land Studio contract would be paid primarily from those grant funds. "There will be public comment. There'll be public meetings. There'll be stakeholder meetings," the administration representative said, describing the planned public-engagement process and estimating a six- to nine-month timeline for completing the plan.
Committee members asked about use of any remaining grant funds and the process for outreach; the administration said the remaining grant funds are intended to support the art itself. The committee indicated it would take the item up at the appropriate time for second-reading passage and public review.
No final vote was taken in committee; the item remains set for further council consideration and public hearings as required by the readings process.
