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Sarasota News Leader August 23, 2013 Page 29 interested in contributing funding, Warner you know that an opportunity is here. Hopenoted. fully, someone in the art community will take the banner and run with that." Van Riper suggested the committee could set aside $40,000 for public art in each of the GOING VERTICAL roundabouts to get the project started. The committee, however, did not vote on that pro- The roundabout project for U.S. 41 has been rolling ahead. The first two of the multi-lane posal. roundabouts on the bayfront thoroughfare Ron McCollough, a member of the roundabout received the go-ahead from the Federal Highadvocacy group US41 Momentum — who has been working with Warner to bring the U.S. way Administration in April. 41 roundabout project to a reality — told the As the planning phase advances, Warner said Public Art Committee that someone needs to the timing is perfect to consider a plan to fund take up the cause. and install public art in the middle of each of That entity or person will then work closely the roundabouts. with arts and cultural organizations to seek Something vertical — either a flagpole or possible funding, said McCollough. trees — usually is placed in the center of a "Our focus is on creating the multimodal cor- roundabout to warn motorists that a circle is ridor," McCollough added. "We are here to let up ahead. This bear sculpture is artwork befitting a roundabout in Anchorage, AK. Image courtesy City of Sarasota