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| January 11, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting | |
| Title 33. Approval of the Installation of a Ground Marker in Taylor Square to Document the History of the Square's Name. | |
| Strategic Priority Neighborhood Revitalization | |
| Description The applicant is requesting approval to install a granite ground marker (measuring approximately 30" wide by 12" deep by 22" high) in Taylor Square (in a landscaped bed in the center of the western portion) to document the history of Taylor Square, including its establishment, former name, and present name. The proposed marker is to read as follows:
TAYLOR SQUARE LAID OUT 1851 1851 NAMED FOR JOHN C. CALHOUN, 7th U.S. VICE PRESIDENT 2022 CITY COUNCIL REMOVED THE NAME CALHOUN, A STAUNCH DEFENDER OF SLAVERY 2023 NAMED IN HONOR OF SUSIE KING TAYLOR, TEACHER AND NURSE Erected by the City of Savannah 2024
The estimated cost of $1,395 includes design, fabrication, shipping installation, and maintenance escrow. | |
| Recommendation The Historic Site and Monument Commission recommends approval to the Savannah City Council for the application to install a granite ground marker in Taylor Square as requested because the project meets the standards in the Master Plan and Guidelines for Markers, Monuments, and Public Art. | |
| Contact Luciana Spracher, Director, Municipal Archives Department | |
| Financial Impact Expenditure of $1,395 from the Historical Marker Program Fund | |
| Review Comments | |
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Attachments Exhibit 1: Signed Staff Decision - HM Taylor Square (23-004795).pdf Exhibit 2: Signed HSMC Recommendation to City Council - Abercorn Wayne Streets (23-003803-HM).pdf Exhibit 3: HSMC Application - Square Marker (07/03/2023).pdf |
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