Council member Laurie Aurora (Facebook photo)
Council member Laurie Aurora says "the healing has begun." (Facebook photo)
Three years ago, the city of Grosse Pointe Park stuck a controversial barrier in the middle of Kercheval and Alter at the Detroit border. Officials called it a "traffic calming device." Detroiters called it a racist blockade to keep residents out.
After pressure, Grosse Pointe Park removed the divider, but the division between the cities remains. Now comes a gesture of peace.
Grosse Pointe Park officials will dedicate a new sculpture, "Sails of Two Cities," on Thursday afternoon, reports Bill Laitner of the Detroit Free Press.
The sculpture signals a change that the frictions between the two cities is ending, says Grosse Pointe Park City Council member Laurie Aurora. "I think the healing has begun," Aurora she states.
