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Ogden council approves Olympic-themed mural and public-art funding
Summary
The Ogden City Council voted Oct. 21 to adopt Ordinance 2025-33 and Resolution 2025-20 to place an Olympic-themed mural on the west face of the Keesel Avenue parking garage, with a $210,000 budget funded by public art dollars and partner donations; council and residents discussed pedestrian safety and sidewalk needs.
The Ogden City Council on Oct. 21 approved an Olympic-themed mural for the west face of a downtown parking garage, adopting Ordinance 2025-33 and Resolution 2025-20 to authorize the project and its funding.
The project team told the council the mural is a $210,000 effort financed by $110,000 from the city’s public art fund and anticipated donations and in-kind contributions from Weber County, MarketStar, Visit Ogden and Snowbasin. Laurie Buckley, the presenter, said MarketStar will contribute a wall location and in-kind power access while the MarketStar Foundation pledged $2,500; Visit Ogden and Snowbasin each committed $10,000.
“It's Ogden-centric,” Buckley said when asked about content, and she said the artist RFQ will ask for inclusive imagery that celebrates local culture and the 2034 Winter Olympics theme. Buckley also told council the project will use two large flat concrete panels of the parking structure and that ventilation openings in the garage will remain open.
Residents and council members urged extra attention to pedestrian safety. Laura Lewis, a resident, said the planned site "seems like a safety hazard" because there is no sidewalk where visitors might pause to photograph the mural. Buckley said the standard public-art process was followed and suggested any dedicated "selfie" or photo point would be designed on the sidewalk side if built.
Vice Chair Hyer moved the ordinance and resolution; council members voted by roll call to adopt Ordinance 2025-33 and then Resolution 2025-20. The council directed staff to proceed with the RFQ and confirmed the project will include lighting and coordination with partners for power and maintenance costs.
The council’s approvals permit the Office of Public Art to proceed with artist selection and implementation; the timeline and any required construction permits were not finalized at the meeting. The council’s actions were procedural approvals to authorize the work, funding and artist procurement to proceed.
What's next: staff will issue the RFQ and manage artist selection; construction and installation details, including how lighting and pedestrian access will be handled, will be brought back as design details are finalized.
