Bruce Hyman is seeking millions in grant money for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the city.

The Portland Public Art Committee appears ready to remove “Tracing the Fore,” the unpopular piece of landscape art in Boothby Square.

Committee members said Wednesday that they have become “exhausted” dealing with the high-maintenance public art installation.

The grass-and-steel sculpture is supposed to mimic the rolling waves of the Fore River, but city maintenance crews have fought a losing battle against crabgrass and other weeds since the piece was installed almost four years ago.

Councilor Cheryl Leeman leads a group that argues the change is too expensive.

City councilors say the ship would dominate Portland Harbor and block views.