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bringing people here
to live, to support
the merchants as
well as the theater
and the arts.”
New regulations
for mortgages have
made it difficult for
the Renaissance to
sell condominiums,
Watters says, but like
any resilient Fort
Pierce merchant, he
has a plan. The company
is considering
its own financing for
condo buyers, and as
word is getting out,
the phone is ringing with interested buyers, he says. “We’ll get through
it,” he says confidently.
MORE ART
The city is embarking on a third exhibit of public art, says Jon Ward,
director of the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency. By the end of February,
18 to 20 major sculptures will be in place around the city. One is in front of
the downtown library. Another, of a wave about to swamp a picnic table,
is in the park at marina square, and more will be located around the city.
An intriguing sculpture by local artist Pat Cochran showing a man
diving from a board perched in a tree is already attracting the attention
of passers-by.
“This city is becoming known for its public art,” Ward says, “and it has
Sculptor Pat Cochran’s man on a diving board draws smiles
and speculation from passers-by. It is one of many large
pieces of public art in the downtown area.
A group of tourists considers the possible significance of a wave
about to break over a picnic table in a sculpture on display in
the park at Marina Square.
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