Relocation of The Drop to MLK Jr. Park Learning Garden
Summary
The city will spend $20,000 to buy and permanently install 'The Drop' sculpture beside the MLK, Jr. Park Learning Garden, responding to a request from Natural Resources & Sustainability. It'll be moved from Seven Oaks Park during the January sculpture rotation.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
$20,000 from the dedicated public art funding source.
Visitors to the MLK, Jr. Park Learning Garden get a permanent public artwork complementing the edible garden and outdoor classroom.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Public Art Advisory Board - Sep 21, 2026
The city will spend $20,000 to buy and permanently install 'The Drop' sculpture beside the MLK, Jr. Park Learning Garden, responding to a request from Natural Resources & Sustainability. It'll be moved from Seven Oaks Park during the January sculpture rotation.
Keep Winter Park Beautiful and Sustainable Advisory Board - Sep 15, 2026
The 'Drop' sculpture, currently at Seven Oaks Park, could move to the MLK Learning Garden in January 2027 if the Public Art Advisory Board approves the purchase expenditure this month.
Keep Winter Park Beautiful and Sustainable Advisory Board - May 19, 2026
Garden talks at the Housing Authority's Meadows and Plymouth gardens aim to get more residents gardening, with new raised beds coming to Plymouth for accessibility. The MLK Learning Garden's free veggie harvests are being snapped up at the Library and Community Center.
Keep Winter Park Beautiful and Sustainable Advisory Board - Feb 17, 2026
The MLK learning garden — with shed, planting beds and fruit trees — is almost done; fencing, landscaping and gravel remain. Ribbon-cutting is April 14 at 9 a.m., fittingly on National Gardening Day.
Keep Winter Park Beautiful and Sustainable Advisory Board - Jan 20, 2026
The city used a grant to build a learning garden with 10 raised beds, six fruit trees, and an outdoor classroom area near the library. Ribbon-cutting is set for April.
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