By THOMAS BREEN | New Haven Independent
A new sculpture honoring New Haven’s Italian American community is one step closer to coming to Wooster Square now that the Elicker Administration has formally submitted plans to the Board of Alders for a public artwork to replace the long-gone Christopher Columbus statue.
That Wooster Square sculpture proposal was listed as a so-called “communication” on the agenda for Monday night’s full Board of Alders meeting.
That means that the legislative item will next head to an aldermanic committee for a public hearing and review before returning to the full Board of Alders for further discussion and a potential final vote.
The proposed order calls on the Board of Alders to “accept” a new Wooster Square monument entitled “Indicando la via al futuro,” or “Pointing the way to the future.”
The sculpture design — of an Italian mother and father with their son, pointing upwards, and daughter, carrying a book and wearing a cross — was created by Branford-based artist Marc Massaro. It’s already won the approvals of the city’s Historic District Commission (on July 13) and the city’s Cultural Affairs Commission (on Sept. 6), and is slated to receive a vote by the city’s Park Commission at that board’s next monthly meeting on Wednesday.