The city’s social services department has been working with a local artist on creating a public art lighthouse that would provide a unique and sentimental piece for the public to visit and enjoy when remembering vulnerable lives that have been lost in the community.
The monument, to be known as Lives Lost of People Experiencing Homelessness will be crafted of steel and glass construction, mounted on a concrete base and will be just over 10 feet tall and five feet wide.
According to Danielle Neilson, Housing Stability Services Manager, the monument design will include a feature which allows visitors to leave notes and messages to lost loved ones.
She noted in a previous report to city council, “a lighthouse which represents hope and guidance, and historical railway culture which represents nostalgia, heritage and growth, and include a feature which allows visitors to leave notes and messages to lost loved ones.
