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Board weighs design, color for Main Street and Alamo Avenue bridge fence; selects blue swatch and asks staff to confirm sample
Summary
Public Works presented fence replacement and a mountain stencil for three railroad bridges. The board reached consensus on the mountain motif and selected a blue Federal Standard swatch (final swatch to be confirmed by staff).
Kimberly Dahl, assistant city engineer, asked the Arts and Culture Board to choose finishes for the bridges that cross the railroad on Prince Street, Main Street and Alamo Avenue and explained constraints contractors raised about multi‑color painting and constructability.
The choice matters because the three bridges frame downtown entrances and the board and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) favor a visible, site‑appropriate treatment. Kimberly said the LDDA had recommended a mountain stencil motif and that the city had budgeted a contract for fence replacement; the board's preference will guide the finish and final change order.
Kimberly reviewed options: (a) paint both mesh and the mountain‑shaped stencil the same single color, (b) paint the fence mesh a color and…
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