Public Art in Medians
I'd be interested in hearing what you think about this idea. One of the increasing cost drivers in our budget is planted area maintenance--specifically the beautifully-planted medians we have throughout the Township. It costs money to maintain those, to the tune of $1.5 million a year (that's equivalent to a 2.5% tax increase). We continue to build these, especially in Willoughby, and most folks think they add a lot of beauty.
On a seemingly separate issue, we often hear that Langley could use more public art installations.
In Los Angeles, the city had similar issues. To bring their maintenance costs down, and to add public art, L.A. has put some art into their medians. (See this LA Times story for more.)
So my question is, would you support public art in some of our medians? You could have contests for high school and college students; you could do an open call for professional artists.
On a seemingly separate issue, we often hear that Langley could use more public art installations.
In Los Angeles, the city had similar issues. To bring their maintenance costs down, and to add public art, L.A. has put some art into their medians. (See this LA Times story for more.)
So my question is, would you support public art in some of our medians? You could have contests for high school and college students; you could do an open call for professional artists.
posted by Jordan Bateman @ 9:25 AM
