1. Steve Smith

   Also, FWPA says that testing of the lights should happen tonight about 7 p.m.

   Feb 24th, 2009

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2. Suzette Watkins

   Very cool. BTW, who paid for this beautiful artwork? We need street lights burning over here in East Ft. Worth.

   Feb 24th, 2009

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3. Pete Wann

   I did, Suzette. You can thank me later.

   The Tax Dollars Fairy will be out replacing street lights on the East Side in a couple of weeks, and just as long as there are people who complain everytime public money is spent on something other than the absolute necessities, the Tax Dollars Fairy will live on…

   Feb 25th, 2009

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4. John MacFarlane

   Thanks for beautifying the city Pete! Did you discuss this with Jenna before you spent your savings?

   Feb 25th, 2009

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5. Mariani

   From a cover story I did last year:
   http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=6865

   Fort Worth made the commitment to public art, when the council passed an ordinance requiring that 2 percent of all capital-improvement spending be set aside for public art projects. The program is managed by the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, a nonprofit group that provides support to several dozen local art groups via grants from corporations, foundations, individuals, and governments. …

   The first infusion of bond money came in 2004, when voters passed a record $273.5 million bond package, to pay for about five years’ worth of work on streets, parks, libraries, fire stations, water lines, and the like. The 2 percent set-aside produced about $5 million for the design, fabrication, and installation of new art, plus some maintenance on existing installations and a small fund to create a financial bedrock for future projects. In most cases, the art set-aside must be spent in the areas where capital improvement work is being undertaken; the art money connected with Water Department projects, however, can be spent anywhere in town.

   Feb 25th, 2009

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6. Pete Wann

   Great info, Anthony! Thanks!

   Feb 25th, 2009

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7. Mariani

   I think the Fort’s 2-percent program mostly avoids the contentious issue of public money for art vs. public money for infrastructure. The program basically says, “Well, if we City folk are gonna spend x-amount of taxpayer dollars on this new branch library” or whatever, “we might as well set aside some of that dough for a mural” or something else that by its artfulness fosters civic pride.

   Feb 25th, 2009

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