A “refined” design for the Eisenhower Memorial is set to be presented next week in hopes of finally moving forward on the controversial project.

The Examiner reports that Frank Gehry has revised his initial design, which included 80-foot-tall posts with metal screens between them framing the memorial site along Independence Avenue SW. The design has attracted controversy from many quarters, including members of Congress.

The Eisenhower family, though, doesn’t seem particularly convinced that the design will change substantially, raising the spectre of an ongoing stalemate on the memorial’s design and eventual construction:

The family has opposed the design, which features a statue of Eisenhower as a young boy looking at stone reliefs of Eisenhower the general and president and is bordered by towering stainless steel panels that stretch 100 feet long. The panels depict black-and-white etchings of Eisenhower and landscapes reminiscent of his boyhood home in Kansas.

“We have a real problem with the metal curtains,” Anne Eisenhower said, adding that she and her siblings are concerned about the cost of upkeep and the rate at which the steel would age.

“My guess is they’ll still be there,” she went on. “The changes are probably in the details of the statue.”

During a congressional hearing in March, Gehry said he was open to changes to his original design.