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Commission approves Downtown student mural; art commission condition requires maintenance plan
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a master alternative sign plan June 23 for a Blue Springs High School student mural to be installed at 204 Southwest 11th Street; the Public Art Commission recommended approval with a maintenance-plan condition.
The Planning Commission on June 23 approved a master alternative sign plan to install a mural created by Blue Springs High School students on the north side of 204 Southwest 11th Street in downtown Blue Springs.
City planner Chantel Fry described the proposal as a three-panel mural (three 8-by-8-foot panels forming one large composition) created by high-school students that depicts a single figure set against a multicolored sky and symbolic elements representing Blue Springs’ history and culture. Fry said the mural was reviewed by the Public Art Commission on June 11 and met the sign-code criteria. "The mural strengthens the community identity and has a strong educational youth component," Fry said, and noted the Art Commission approved the design with the condition that a maintenance plan be submitted.
Theresa Keane, executive director of Downtown Blue Springs, told commissioners she had worked with the high school and the Blue Springs Art League on preparation and long-term care. "This is definitely going to be an improvement," Keane said. She described steps to prime, prep and seal the panels and said the city and Downtown Blue Springs will support a ribbon-cutting and maintenance oversight.
Fry said the panels will be wall-mounted flush to the building with no projection and that they were not expected to pose pedestrian or vehicle-safety risks. The Planning Commission approved the master alternative sign plan (ASP-05-25-9596) with the staff conditions; the vote was unanimous.
