PUBLIC ART IS NOT WORKING FOR
SOME AUGUSTA
LEADERS.
COMMISSIONERS PUSHED THE PAUSE
BUTTON ON THE
PROJECT FOR 30 DAYS.
GEORGE ESKOLA EXPLAINS WHY THIS
COULD MEAN STARTING
OVER ON THE SCULPTURE PROJECT.
GEORGE ESKOLA: REPORTER
THE PUBLIC IS STILL VOTING ON
THE TWO GATEWAY SCULPTURE
FINALISTS ON DISPLAY
AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AFTER
COMMISSIONERS CALLED FOR A 30
DAY
DELAY ON THE PROJECT.
SEAN FRANTOM: MAYOR PRO-TEM
I THINK WE'RE LISTENING TO THE
PEOPLE, I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT
ALL THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN
FROM THE CITIZENS IT'S BEEN WHAT
ARE
THESE ART PIECES WHY THESE ART
PIECES WHAT DO THEY MEAN TO
AUGUSTA.
GEORGE ESKOLA: REPORTER
ONCE THE PUBLIC VOTING ENDS NEXT
WEEK A CITY EVALUATION TEAM IS
SCHEDULEDTO GO TO WORK
GRADINGTHE TWO FINALISTS, AND
THEN MAKE ITS
RECOMMENDATION TO COMMISSIONERS
BUT WILL THIS STEPSTILL TAKE
PLACEAFTERCOMMISSIONERS
DELAYED ALL ACTIVITY FOR THE
NEXTMONTH.
RON HOUCK EVALUATION TEAM
WELL I DON'T KNOW WE'RE TRYING
I'M TRYING TO GET A GOOD HANDLE
WHAT
SUSPEND MEANS RIGHT NOW IF THAT
MEANS DON'T CONTINUE WITH THIS
PROCESS WE'LL DO WHAT THE
COMMISSION DIRECTS US TO DO.
GEORGE ESKOLA: REPORTER
THE COMMISSION DID NOT MAKE THAT
CLEAR AFTER VOTING TO SUSPEND,
WHAT WAS
CLEAR IS THEY DO NOT APPROVE OF
THE TWO FINALISTS.
BOBBY WILLIAMS: COMMISSIONER
I WOULD HOPE THATS WE COULD
START THIS PROCESS OVER
MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE
SAID THESE DON'T SPEAK TO
AUGUSTA.
SEAN FRANTOM>MAYOR PRO-TEM THE
COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY IS NOT
GOING TO SUPPORT EITHER ONE OF
THESE
SCULPTURES SO I THINK WE HAVE TO
GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD...
GEORGE ESKOLA
THE PUBLIC IS VOTING FOR ONE OF
THE OTHER, BUT FOR THE
COMMISSION IT
LOOKS LIKENEITHER IN AUGUSTA
GEORGE ESKOLA WJBF NEWSCHANNEL
SIX,
JENNIE:
RIGHT NOW AUGUSTA HAS SPENT
$6,000 ON THE PROJECT.IF
COMMISSIONERS SHUT IT DOWN AT
THIS POINT, THE CITY IS OUT
THOSE FUNDS.
