No 14-foot Fountain / Sculpture For South Calhoun
NO 14-FOOT FOUNTAIN/SCULPTURE FOR SOUTH CALHOUN
At the May 19, 2010 Planning Committee meeting, there was a staff report on "THE PROPOSED PUBLIC ART DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND SMALL SEATING TERRACE AT SOUTH CALHOUN." The following is a recap of the outcome of the proposal.
During Open Time, windsurfer Jonathan Townsend pointed out to the committee that the windsurfers on Lake Calhoun had been promised by staff and Commissioner Bob Fine last year that the Park Board would not develop the area adjacent to the new south parking lot so that the windsurfers would have adequate open space to rig their boards.
After much discussion, the five member Planning Committee unanimously agreed that this 14-foot art project was not suitable for this site and that it would interfere with the windsurfers rigging their boards. They decided not to support the placement of the sculpture with fountain on the South Shore of Lake Calhoun near the newly constructed parking lot. Both Commissioners Jon Olson and Liz Wielinski suggested that it be placed in another location, but the project as proposed was not transferable.
Arlene Fried, Co-founder of Park Watch