Downtown Frederick will join fellow cities
Annapolis and Baltimore in sprucing up light poles with
hanging flower baskets, but organizers of the initiative
need a little more seed money.On Feb. 14, the city’s
Historic Preservation Commission approved installation of
30 flower baskets to beautify downtown.
The effort is being organized by the Taskers Chance, Green-walled
and Frederick garden clubs, the Downtown Frederick Partnership,
the Tourism Council of Frederick County and Neighborhood
Advisory Council 11.
Alderman Marcia A. Hall (D), who also serves as president
of the Taskers Chance Garden Club, estimates the whole project
will cost about $18,000.
The neighborhood group and the garden clubs have donated
$11,000 toward that goal.
Organizers are seeking grants and donations for the remaining
$7,000.
The city will mount the baskets 11 feet high on various
light poles and donate gray or recycled water for the plants.
Hall is seeking bids for a contractor to water and maintain
the baskets, so as not to burden the city.
‘‘[The commission] had concerns in terms of
maintenance ... but so does our committee,” Hall said.
‘‘We are not interested in seeing dead plants
hanging from poles in downtown Frederick.”
Kara Norman, executive director for the Downtown Frederick
Partnership, said the group will meet this week to determine
exact locations for the baskets. Possible locations include
the intersections of Market and Patrick streets, near City
Hall and on East Street near the MARC station.
The baskets have been ordered, but the Historic Preservation
Commission must approve basket locations before they are
installed.
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