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Article: Councilors: We want statues ; They vote 9-0 to accept the Sea Dogs owner's gift, which had ignited a debate over public art in Portland.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- March 21, 2006
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TREVOR MAXWELL Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
03-21-2006
Councilors: We want statues ; They vote 9-0 to accept the Sea Dogs owner's gift, which had ignited a debate over public art in Portland.
Byline: TREVOR MAXWELL Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT
Note to the controversial bronze family of four: Feel free to take your spots outside the gates of Hadlock Field.
The Portland City Council, after a two-hour debate on the issue, voted unanimously Monday night to accept the gift of statues from Daniel Burke, owner of the Portland Sea Dogs.
The decision capped two weeks that saw the nearly finished statues take center stage in a broader debate about public art.
"I will vote ...