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Committee considers painting storm-drain covers after Caltrans ownership blocks utility-box plan
Summary
The Public Arts Committee discussed a proposal—modeled on Windsor—to paint certain storm-drain covers across Sebastopol after learning most utility boxes are on Caltrans property. The committee asked public works for maps and proposed a small-stipend model and a five‑year refresh schedule.
After follow-up research, committee members concluded that painting utility boxes is impractical because most boxes in town are owned by Caltrans and not the city. Instead the committee discussed a proposal to paint horizontal storm-drain concrete covers in high‑pedestrian areas.
Public works staff said the city’s storm-drain inventory includes roughly 800 covers; however, many are small or textured metal covers unsuitable for painting and many are on…
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