Council has approved the lease renewal of artist cottage #1, currently occupied by artist Kim Pimentel, and artist cottage #2, currently occupied by Diane Hein and Jennifer Sander, for another one-year lease term.
The RFP process for artist cottage #3 will begin pending the expiration of the lease agreement on May 4, 2021. The current tenant has exhausted all renewals based on their current agreement, which provided for an initial term of one year and five options for renewal. The tenant was also given an additional one-year extension for construction downtown and a two-year extension due to Hurricane Irma, both of which interfered with access to the cottages.
Once the RFP is advertised interested parties can submit Letters of Interest which are submitted to the Art in Public Places Board for review. The top three submissions will be brought before the council for recommendation and final approval.