The council may determine that those jobs are vital and override Palacioz. Or it may concur that such streamlining is acceptable. If the council argues that greater needs prevail and the artwork must be postponed this year and in 2002, the project probably will slide into oblivion. For centuries, communities around the world have invested in public art. Art stimulates and enriches, prompts admiration or fuels debate.
Public art reveals something about a city.
And a roundabout with an empty pedestal base also reveals something about that city.