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Main Street requests bench at Trifton Park; council agrees to consider a standardized donor bench
Summary
Main Street asked to donate a granite bench for Trifton Park; a council member proposed using a standard metal bench with a small plaque and the council moved to place the item on a future agenda to decide policy on memorial-style donations.
A Main Street representative asked the council for permission to place a donated granite bench at Trifton Park. Committee member (S4) relayed the request and recommended against a variety of memorial-style benches, saying the city should prefer a single style for donated benches and suggested a metal park bench with a small donor plaque.
Committee member (S1) expressed concern about allowing memorial structures on public parkland, saying it "gives me pause to put a memorial type benches and structures and whatnot, on our public property." The council discussed parallels to an existing flag/banner program and the risk that popular programs can exceed available space.
Council members agreed to place the bench request on a future meeting agenda for a formal decision and to develop a consistent donation policy rather than approve varied memorial-style benches on park land at this time.
