A An effective policy on public art on utility boxes should begin with the specific pressure facing a downtown development committee: utility boxes line busy sidewalks but currently appear as blank metal surfaces. Because the project affects downtown identity, maintenance, and the use of ordinary civic objects, the committee should commission rotating designs through a juried local process, despite the complication that public art must be reviewed and protected from damage.
B Experts, residents, students, families, officials, and community members have all discussed public art on utility boxes in different ways. Their views prove that the issue deserves an essay.
C The committee should commission rotating designs through a juried local process. This is the best position, and the rest of the essay will list the reasons that support it.
D A policy choice can have many causes and consequences, and communities often disagree about change. In this case, there are several possible approaches worth considering before deciding what to do.
