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Lafayette council weighs options to preserve deteriorating Coca-Cola mural sign
Summary
Council heard residents and property owner argue for restoration of a deteriorating Coca-Cola mural sign and directed staff to return with a work plan, firm cost estimates and funding options after reviewing a 2024 condition assessment that put restoration costs in the five-figure range.
Lafayette —— Lafayette City Council heard lengthy public comment and a staff presentation Tuesday on a deteriorating Coca-Cola mural sign, then directed staff to develop a work plan and funding options to preserve the artifact.
Bridget Keating, the city's economic development director and executive director of Laura, told the council a 2024 conditions assessment by John Canning & Co. found "significant deterioration" of the mural's paint layers and wood substrate, with paint flaking, cracking wood and strong sun exposure accelerating failure. Keating said the assessment presented several approaches, with ballpark restoration costs up to about $100,000, removal and trucking around $15,000 and replica options in the $60,000 range.
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