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Resident questions $40,000 sculpture-park line in proposed budget
Summary
Ione McGinty told the Castle Hills City Council she does not support a proposed commons/sculpture‑park expense of roughly $40,000 per year and urged council not to use general‑fund dollars to pay for displaying art.
Ione McGinty, a Castle Hills resident who identified herself during the public‑comment period, told council she saw a budget line for the commons sculpture park and questioned whether the city should fund it.
"I don't think that we as citizens should be, paying for their art to be displayed," McGinty said, urging council to reconsider that item in the draft budget. Her remarks referenced an annual cost she had seen listed at about $40,000.
Staff did not take action on the item during the workshop. The meeting was a workshop only; staff notified the council that no votes would be taken tonight and that the proposed budget could be adjusted before a final adoption vote scheduled later in the public process.
