CLAREMONT — This summer, the city did not install colorful outdoor furniture that was included in plans when Pleasant Street was reconstructed two years ago.

City Manager Yoshi Manale explained the circumstances at the end of the council meeting Wednesday, after two councilors sought more information on the whereabouts of the furniture and why it was not installed.

“It is very difficult to install and remove and what we found is they were not being used much,” Manale told the council. “The (Department of Public Works) and myself determined we wanted to keep the space open.”

The furniture, several steel chairs with rainbow colors, is at the Department of Public Works, Manale said. It is too late to put the furniture back before winter, he said.

Resident Bonnie Miles, who asked about the furniture last month, and another resident asked the council and administration during a citizen’s forum Wednesday what happened to it and whether it will ever come back. The policy of the mayor is to not respond to any questions or comments made during the forum.

Later as the meeting neared its conclusion, Councilor Nick Koloski said people have contacted him about the chairs, asking if they were going to be reinstalled. Councilor Jonathan Hayden also wanted to know more, so Manale offered his explanation.

The decision on the chairs is administrative and does not require council approval, Mayor Dale Girard said on Thursday.

“It is not something we have authority over,” Girard said.

Next year, the furniture, which Manale described as heavy and bolted to the ground, could be returned as it was or it could be something different. City officials are looking at other options that would be easier to install.

“We are going to rethink how we put the furniture out there,” Manale said, adding that they will return it to the original locations if that is what residents want.

Patrick O’Grady can be reached at pogclmt@gmail.com.