Public art policy proposed for Airway Heights

Airway Heights may have public art included in future construction projects, if a proposed policy heading to the next City Council meeting is approved.

At its April 25 study session, the council agreed to move forward a policy that would allow city staff to plan for including public art in projects receiving grant funding. The art could be visual or performing, and could include a number of elements that “enhances the beauty and is of aesthetic value.”

Capital projects of $500,000 or more and identified in the city’s capital facilities plan could include construction of public art. The amount...