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Sarasota News Leader June 28, 2013 Page 44 Improvement District, through which down- On July 3, Savage is expected to present his town property owners tax themselves to make application to donate the artwork to the city. the area safer and prettier. (See the SCC preview story in this issue.) Work on the first and third segments will be The application says, "The popular Uncondone simultaneously. Section two will get un- ditional Surrender, the second greatest icon of WWII, will be joined by the number-one der way next summer. icon of WWII, Felix de Weldon's original Iwo Cognizant of the traffic debacle caused by the Jima sculpture. These two historical treasures construction of the 1350 Main Street condohonor both [the] service and sacrifice of over minium complex several years ago, the DID board has insisted traffic will be obstructed 400,000 veterans in Sarasota and nearby counties. [A] plaque will honor [the] artist, donors as little as possible. and history of the sculpture." IWO JIMA, HERE WE COME Savage estimates the price will be $1.2 million, The Sarasota City Public Art Committee's spe- plus $50,000 for annual maintenance and incial meeting scheduled for July 3 will consider surance. The money would be raised through the donation of a 20-foot-high statue of the donations. U.S. Marine Corp's flag raising on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. The iconic His plans include lighting, a fountain and a f l o w e r g a rimage graces den midway the Arlington between the National Cemtwo sculpetery in Virgintures, along ia and the U.S. with protecMarine Corps tive barriers base in Quanto prevent tico, VA. another moThomas Savtorist from age would crashing into like to install the artwork. the sculpture Last summer, on the SaraUnconditionsota bayfront, al Surrender facing U.S. 41 suffered exsouth of the Taking credit where it is due, the Downtown Improvement tensive damDistrict will plant this temporary sign in numerous places to Unconditionmake sure the public knows the improvements are not com- age when a veal Surrender ing thanks to the city or the downtown redevelopment district. hicle plowed Photo by Stan Zimmerman statue. into it. %