"Gathering Place" clears another big hurdle!

After a long meeting, Colleen our MPLS Parks Department representative, got to speak to the MPR Board on behalf of the projece I've been working on with Logan Park Neighborhood Association. I had put together a number of images that she used in her presentation along with notes about the project. She did a wonderful job presenting it and I was asked to speak to the Board regarding a couple of the questions they had on it. My friend Gail Schack is a former LPNA board member that came up with the idea for a lighted sculpture project. Special thanks to former LPNA board member Pat Vogel for helping with this project.

Everything went great and many of the members were happy to talk positively about the project.

You can watch the video of the entire meeting via the link - I'm towards the tail end of the meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCybg5F9YI8

From Pat Vogel -

"Last night the Mpls Park Commissioners unanimously approved the Gathering Space project! I'll do a fuller write up on Monday with the next steps. Just wanted to pass on the good news!

Commissioners called the project "exciting" and "whimsical". Meg Fourney said it was a "lovely design"."

Pat

There are a couple more minor hurdles to overcome yet but everything is looking good for it to go forward.