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City to begin wrapping city‑owned utility boxes as part of Main Street branding
Summary
Staff told the Beachside Redevelopment Board that the city has budgeted money to wrap city‑owned utility boxes along Main Street; wraps for Florida Power & Light boxes will be pursued later but may impose maintenance obligations on the city.
The Beachside Redevelopment Board heard Jan. 14 that staff and Public Works will begin wrapping city‑owned utility boxes on Main Street as part of a Main Street branding initiative, with the communications department supplying artwork once printing is complete.
Angela Armstrong, project manager for Main Street in the South Atlantic CRA, said the city set aside funds for the work and is contracting a vendor under the continuous services contract with Public Works. "So, we set aside money to wrap those utility boxes... our communication department and public works are working to get our work printed, and then we have a company that has the continuous services contract with public works that is going to go out and wrap those utility boxes," Armstrong said.
Armstrong explained ownership distinctions: aluminum boxes are city‑owned, green boxes belong to Florida Power & Light (FPL) and tan boxes to AT&T. She said the city will start with its own boxes and then pursue wrapping FPL boxes; she cautioned that once FPL boxes are wrapped the city may take on graffiti‑removal and ongoing maintenance responsibilities for those units.
Board members asked to see the artwork before the next meeting; staff said Communications will provide a draft but had not yet delivered final art at the Jan. 14 meeting.
Staff also noted that wrapping is intended to be consistent with citywide branding and Main Street CRA materials; the board discussed focusing artwork on iconic beachside imagery and coordinating with the CRA.
