Council reviews building signage, mural plans, permit revision and hears grant rejection

Members of the Plankinton City Council spent part of the meeting on routine facility and development matters, including replacement signage on the front door of city hall, possible student murals on municipal property and an owner-requested revision to a building permit.

A council member noted the city hall door still displays handwritten hours and suggested installing a more official sticker or sign. The group discussed asking a school counselor or art teacher whether high-school students might take a mural project on as a senior project; the meeting record references prior arts-council grant funding used for a mural in the past.

Jim (S1) reported that Brad King contacted the office to revise his building permit; King changed engineers and design and will submit a revised permit application. Jim also described planned electrical work: crews intend to run new feed from a west pole into the shop from the north, then remove an older pole once the new run is complete. He said an engineer must check potential floodplain impacts before the project proceeds.

The chair read a letter indicating the town’s community access grant application was rejected; the transcript records that the grant program received 15 applicants totaling about $8.2 million while only approximately $4.0 million was available. The council was advised to reapply in a future round.

Other routine items included internal ceiling-tile replacement, rock and grading work around municipal property, and announcements of local events including a senior-center coffee, an employee dinner on Feb. 21 and a fire/ambulance fundraiser on Jan. 28.

Next steps: staff will follow up on the Brad King permit revision, request an engineer review for floodplain concerns, pursue a more official city-hall door sign and contact local teachers about student mural interest. The council was advised to consider reapplying for the community access grant.