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Veterans group seeks painted walkway at Patriot's Park; council asks engineer review

5739649 · September 8, 2025
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John Sekletar, representing the Veterans Mural Association, asked the council to support painting a 5-by-150-foot walkway at Patriot's Park. Council members praised the proposal but asked that the mayor's office and city engineers review safety, durability and the parking-lot schedule before approving any work.

John Sekletar, representing the Veterans Mural Association, asked the Amherst City Council on Sept. 8 to support a proposal to paint a 5-foot-by-150-foot walkway in front of the mural wall at Patriot's Park.

Sekletar said the painted walkway would ‘‘tie the mural wall and Patriot's Park together’’ and described a plan to use a traffic-grade coating he identified as an Armor Seal/Tread-Plex product recommended by Sherwin-Williams. He said the group had received an estimate of roughly $2,000 for prep and labor if a local artist named Michael performs the work, plus about $650 for five gallons of paint, for a total…

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