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This week Mayor Ed Bolt named his appointees to the city s new Arts and Culture Commission established in March.
“As emphasized in the Comp Plan, the necessity for public art in our community dovetails with the enhancement of our community image, civic health, equity and economic development,” City Planner Rebecca Blaine said when the commission was being created.
The current focus on promoting public arts stems from goals included in the city s 2040 Comprehensive Plan that was finalized and approved in October.
Of the 14 applicants, specific attributes were sought to comprise the brand new seven-member board:
• one member will represent a local art and/or cultural organization;