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Volunteers complete alley mural work near Harris' barbershop in Kennett City
Summary
Volunteers in Kennett City reported finishing preparatory work and scheduled further nights to project and paint a mural on an alley wall by Harris' barbershop; city staff offered barricades and to dim lights for the work.
Christopher, a volunteer, told the Kennett City meeting that local residents have been working on murals in the alley by Harris' Barbershop and that fellow volunteer Gerald and his wife performed after‑hours work to prepare a sign and clear the area.
The volunteer said the team “were doing the murals up here on the alley, by, mister Harris' barbershop,” and described an instance in which Gerald “literally went up there Thursday night, him and his wife did” to remove a sign and site‑prepare. Christopher added a volunteer who spoke the next morning told him she had “never seen so many sparks fly.”
City volunteers and collaborators described a planned painting session set for Thursday night from 8 to 11 p.m. that will require blocking the block from the corner of the road to the corner of Harris' Barbershop so an artist can project and trace the image; volunteers estimated it takes about three hours to draw the design on the wall. Daryl (a volunteer) and others offered to set up and arrange the blocking, and City staff said they would turn off lights in the area and could provide barricades if needed.
Other decorative elements already installed include a lawn display that volunteers said visitors can use for photos and an umbrella installation shaped like a watermelon whose “seeds are falling out of it like rain,” which Christopher described as a “clever design.”
Discussion vs. action: the remarks during the meeting were updates from volunteers and staff coordination; there was no formal motion or vote recorded on the mural work. The city staff offer to dim lights and provide barricades was described as staff assistance rather than a formal directive requiring council action.
The project as described affects the immediate downtown block around Harris' Barbershop, volunteers, local visitors and tourists; funding and formal permits (if any) were not specified during these remarks.
The volunteers said the alley project is ongoing and planned for further evening work; they urged continued staff coordination for safety and logistics.
