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Resident proposes designated mural area for Walnut Street tunnel; council asks staff to follow up
Summary
A resident asked the council to consider formally opening the Walnut Street tunnel and a concrete wall at the park to sanctioned community artwork; council members asked staff to identify landowner contacts and return with options.
A Wheatland resident asked the council to consider designating the Walnut Street tunnel and a concrete wall between the basketball court and the skate park as a sanctioned public-art area.
The resident noted existing unauthorized painting in the tunnel, including profanity, and said many municipalities set aside legal painting walls for community artists and high-school students. She said the wall at the park is town-owned and urged the council to walk through the tunnel and return next month with a formal agenda item if staff can identify property ownership and an implementation path.
Council members said staff would identify the property owner (the resident suggested the tunnel might be on county or railroad property) and that the speaker should return with a formal proposal. One council member offered to facilitate contact with the likely property steward, and another council member encouraged the resident to bring the stake-holders to the next meeting.
Why it matters: A designated mural area could provide supervised, nonproprietary space for local artists while addressing profanity and unsanctioned graffiti in a highly visible public corridor.
Provenance (transcript spans): The resident’s presentation and photo examples begin in public comments where the Walnut Street tunnel murals are discussed (segment starting 1132.385) and the resident’s closing remark about coordinating property contacts and returning next month appears later in the public-comment sequence (segment starting 1350.54).
