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Owensville board agrees to proceed with Horseshoe Monument after design tweak
Summary
Board members agreed to advance a Horseshoe Monument project with design changes to avoid a sloped brick bench that raised liability concerns; the Horseshoe Committee will fund the monument with specified local contractors.
The Board reviewed a preliminary layout for a planned Horseshoe Monument and gave consensus to move forward after asking that a sloped brick bench be changed. The engineer described moving the flagpole back so it will not interfere when flown at half-staff, constructing a 24-inch river-stone pedestal for a 26' 8" horseshoe and building a 20-inch-tall brick bench; the Board asked that the sloped wall be modified to reduce liability risks for children playing on it.
Members noted funding would come from the Horseshoe Committee with concrete work by MDC Concrete and brick work by Doug Stovall; the City will fund a new flagpole base and Public Works will handle excavation. The Board reached consensus to proceed with the monument subject to the requested design change; no formal ordinance or appropriation was adopted at the special meeting.
