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A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ARTWORK FOR THE CREEKSIDE MURALS UNDERNEATH THE GRANVILLE STREET BRIDGE
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WHEREAS, the Gahanna-Jefferson School District for the purpose of refreshing the murals underneath the Granville Street bridge at Creekside received permission from the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Gahanna for a new mural designed by local students; and
WHEREAS, the Gahanna Parks & Recreation Foundation, the Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation, and the Gahanna Area Arts Council have generously donated funds in support of the new mural; and
WHEREAS, the artwork was completed and submitted by the students for the murals underneath the Granville Street bridge; and
WHEREAS, this Council appreciates the important partnership with our Gahanna-Jefferson School District and its teachers, staff, parents, and students; and
WHEREAS, this Council further honors that young people often see the world in ways that are different from adults while recognizing that youth perspectives are also not monolithic; and
WHEREAS, this Council recognizes and respects that our community is made up of diverse voices, diverse perspectives, and diverse people and that there must be space in a democracy for that diversity to be respected and celebrated; and
WHEREAS, while the students celebrated diversity in their vision, they still demonstrated a wanting of ONE Gahanna, a united people of compassion, respect, and solidarity to the greater good; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. The Council of this City supports students and honors the way in which they see and have graphically represented our community; and
Section 2. That the artwork submitted by the students as the murals underneath the Granville Street bridge is accepted for display at Creekside as a depiction of perspectives of residents and consistent with government speech of elected representatives of Ga...
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