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Council member asks arts commission to back murals on highway vent pillars
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Council member Alex Miller urged the Seaside Art History Commission to support a mural program for six state-owned freeway vent pillars near Exit 404, saying he received permission from Sacramento and asking the commission to advise on design and feasibility.
Alex Miller, a Seaside city council member, urged the Seaside Art History Commission during public comment to consider commissioning murals for state-owned vent pillars near Exit 404 to improve first impressions of the city. Miller said he spent a year seeking permission and “on March 20, I got an email and a letter from Sacramento saying that we would be allowed to paint those.”
Miller told commissioners the project could include six panels roughly 650 square feet each and that some would be visible from both directions if opposite sides were painted. He acknowledged cost and property-ownership complications, saying the panels are on state property and that funding or permissions “could be the hiccup.” He asked the arts commission to weigh in on design and to coordinate with the council if the city gives a green light.
The commission did not take a formal vote on the request during the meeting. Commissioners and staff encouraged public feedback; Miller provided an email address and asked residents to write to him or to the council if they had opinions. There was no staff report or timeline for implementation presented at the meeting.
