Downtown sculpture to honor Ron Kelley proposed
The Hutchinson City Council approved the first step Tuesday toward accepting a statue for permanent display in front of the Wiley Building to honor late longtime downtown promotor and Hutchinson businessman Ron Kelley.
The proposed art, a painted steel Eagle with a five-foot wingspan holding an American flag in its talons, is being purchased by the Kelley family and donated to the city. The sculpture will be seven feet tall, including its pedestal.
Under the city’s process for accepting donated art, however, the council must review a preliminary proposal and either reject it or forward it to the Art Design Council for formal review, said Parks Director Justin Combs.
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Designer selected for Farmington Park improvements
The Hutchinson News
A designer has been selected for a proposed $500,000-plus improvement to Farmington Park.
The Hutchinson City Council approved a staff recommendation to hire Engineering Consultants PA of Hutchinson for $33,000 to draw up plans for improving the park. The company was one of nine to submit proposals.
“The scope of the project is to include community engagement with public meetings, design, construction documents, and administration,” said Parks Director Justin Combs.
Neighbors in the Farmington addition are dissatisfied with the park and the project has been on the city’s Capital Improvements Project list for five years, Combs said.