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Committee says Palmetto Expressway beautification added to master visitation plan; members warn against losing momentum
Summary
Committee members reported that a proposal to beautify columns under the Palmetto Expressway was added to the town's master visitation plan; members urged continued follow-up to avoid past project stalls.
Committee members said the town placed a proposal to beautify the Palmetto Expressway columns on the master visitation plan after a committee pitch to the council. Members described the placement on the master visitation plan as “a victory” but cautioned that a previous effort to paint structural pillars for a Palmetto project had stalled after initial funding and signage work while the pillar painting did not occur. One committee member urged regular reminders and follow-up, saying past funding and projects had “slipped through the cracks” and advising the committee to send monthly check-ins to the town to keep the project on track. The committee asked the assistant town manager (Jeremy Sparks) and other town staff to track the project and report progress. No formal action or funding allocation was made at the meeting; committee members asked staff to monitor the master visitation plan item and update the committee as work proceeds.
