A controversial statue won't be returned to its spot in the in the middle of a Penticton traffic circle.
City council voted unanimously Monday night to support the Penticton art committee's recommendation to leave the naked statue down.
 and sculptor Michael Hermesh |
The work is by artist Michael Hermesh and titled "The Baggage Handler". It was removed from the roundabout in late February after a series of attacks by vandals.
- FROM FEB. 2, 2005: Controversial nude statue vandalized in Penticton
The nude, two-metre sculpture of a man carrying a suitcase – dubbed "Frank" by locals – suffered his greatest indignity in January when someone chopped off his penis.
Hermesh wanted the city to pay for repairs in Vancouver but council found the estimated cost too high.
The city had originally paid $5,000 for the work of art.
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