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Parks board weighs tunnel mural vs. vinyl wrap after $23K–$31K vendor quotes; $8,000 art fund identified
Summary
Highland Village Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussed the City Trail tunnel art project and the citywide public art master plan, considering painted murals, vinyl wraps and smaller pilot projects after staff reported vendor wrap quotes of $23,714 and $30,673 and identified an existing art fund of nearly $8,000.
Highland Village's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussed next steps for the City Trail tunnel art project and the city's public art master plan at its Nov. 1 meeting, after staff reported that a painted mural would require either donated artist labor or a more expensive production option.
At the meeting, parks staff said two preliminary vendor quotes to wrap one side of the tunnel arrived at $30,673 (Speed Pro) and $23,714 (Image360). Staff also told the board that the city maintains an art fund, built from booth fees collected at the city art festival, that currently holds almost $8,000 and could be requested for art initiatives.
The board's discussion focused on three practical questions: whether to pursue a painted mural that would require artist time and coordination, whether to instead commission a vinyl wall wrap with a…
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