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Council approves mural on 2nd Street parking-lot wall pending HDC and DDA sign-off
Summary
The council authorized Ruth Slater of the Niles Public Arts Commission to paint the north wall of the 2nd Street parking lot at no cost to the city, contingent on approval by the Historic District Commission and the Downtown Development Authority.
Council authorized Ruth Slater of the Niles Public Arts Commission to paint the wall on the north side of the 2nd Street parking lot at no expense to the city, with the motion amended twice to add conditions that the Historic District Commission and the Downtown Development Authority must approve the project. The final motion passed unanimously.
The approval followed public comment noting the wall sits within the historic district and should have required a Certificate of Appropriateness; the council’s amendments explicitly tied the painting authorization to that review and to Downtown Development Authority sign-off, ensuring compliance with local review processes before work proceeds.
