A seven-person panel has recommended the design for artwork to be displayed in front of the new Wylie fire station.
The panel selected the design of a fireman kneeling and the names of the 343 firefighters who perished during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Wylie Fire-Rescue Station No. 4 is under construction and set to open next spring.
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By Don Munsch • [email protected]
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