Council picks Maple Street for ‘dolla horse’ public art, with future accessibility work planned
After reviewing four candidate sites, the council accepted a consultant’s recommendation to place the large public-art 'dolla horse' on the Maple Street lot to maximize downtown visibility and tie it to the planned Swedish Immigrant Trailhead; the motion included plans to add handicap access as part of the trailhead design.
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Staff presented four candidate sites for a planned large public art installation informally called the 'dolla horse' and shared consultant Bruce Chamberlain’s pros and cons for each site. Options included Moberg Avenue, Memorial Park, an Oak Street lot and the Maple Street lot. Chamberlain recommended Maple Street because of overall visibility, adjacency to the Swedish Immigrant Trail corridor and synergy with a proposed trailhead.
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