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Black Lives Matter Mural Painting
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Town Council to discuss possible ways for painting Black Lives Matter murals on public property.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney, Planning, Recreation and Parks and Cultural Resources
CONTACT INFORMATION: Nick Herman, herman@broughlawfirm.com. 919-929-3905; Trish McGuire, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org, 919-918-7327; Anita Jones-McNair, amcnair@townofcarrboro.org, 919-918-7381
INFORMATION: Town Council members have communicated an interest in the installation of a Black Lives Matter mural on public property in Town. Sekou Keita, Carrboro resident and artist, has reached out with an interest in organizing a group to construct a mural using volunteers and donations. Mr. Keita will join the meeting Tuesday to discuss his proposal. Examples from other communities are noted in Attachment A. Most of these examples are on public streets. Staff has been examining these examples and policies and regulations to identify how to support this request. Information on what is allowable now or what might need to occur for alternative types of installations are noted below:
Town property, permanent installation, open to traffic - Would be approvable by the Town Council. Possible locations include the parking area at Town Hall/Town Commons as well as those within Town parks.
Town right-of-way, public street, temporarily closed to traffic - allowable under the Special Event process, temporary art/mural installations with restoration of the street to its prior condition.
Town right-of-way, public street, closed to traffic unless approval from FHWA- Would be approvable by the Town Council. Consultation with NCDOT would be needed if related to traffic signals on NCDOT roads.
Town right -of way, public street, open to traffic - Would request approval from the Federal Highway Administration for an alternative pavement treatment.
NCDOT right-of-way, public street, open to traffi...
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