Sisters council rejects Red Rock statue for roundabout

City Council rejects Red Rock for roundabout

At an August 13 workshop focused on public art that preceded the regularly scheduled meeting of Council, Councilors agreed 4-1 to not accept a popular art proposal that would have placed a 1.5 life size bronze sculpture of legendary rodeo bull, Red Rock, ridden by Lane Frost, to sit atop the Locust Street/Highway 20 roundabout. The work of art would be cast imitating a painting by Sisters artist...

Sisters council rejects Red Rock statue for roundabout

The Sisters City Council has opted for landscaping instead of the Red Rock statue at the Locust and Highway 20 roundabout, citing safety concerns and a lack of broad community input. The statue could still be placed elsewhere in town,…