The committee will oversee the fund-raising effort, select a sculptor for the statue and communicate with the Earnhardt family. Some council members said the Earnhardt family is supportive of the memorial. Ross would like to have most of the fund raising and the selection process for the sculptor completed in the fall. The mayor, along with a group of citizens and city staff members, met informally to develop the project. The project was suggested shortly after the memorial service for Earnhardt at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium on Feb. 25.
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