I was trying to figure out the purpose of this gratuitous, half-researched puff piece, and then I read this line - "I hope the success of this remodel will encourage Anchorage taxpayers to support the rest of the work." I would imagine that Anchorage taxpayers who are inclined to be suspicious of the value of this spending are not going to be persuaded by learning we just spent $73,000 of their money on a hideous metal sculpture.