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On Tuesday, the Florence City Council authorized a total of $27,000.00 to paint a mural on a wall at the rear of property belonging to Southern Pipe and Supply, home office in Meridian, Mississippi. This total reflects $7,000.00 to Chandler Painting of Florence and $20,000.00 to artist Angela Faustina of Atlanta, Georgia.
This new mural has created quite a bit of controversy. We have a few questions:
1. How much, if any at all, will Southern Pipe reimburse the city?
2. Will Southern Pipe be responsible for future upkeep of the mural?
3. Is this the first of many murals to be financed by the city?
4. Since the prep work was beneath the bid law threshold, how was Chandler Painting selected? The company is owned by Danny A. Chandler and has a two-star rating on Google Business.
5. Where was the opening for a mural artist advertised? Many Shoals artists have stated they knew nothing about the project.
6. Who are on the Arts Committee that selected Ms. Faustina to paint the mural?
7. How are members of the Arts Committee selected?
To be continued...
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We received several comments and private messages from local artists who had not been made aware of the mural project. Yes, we know that painting a mural is much different from painting on canvas, but we admire all the local talent in the Shoals. Code word here is "local."
We were made aware of Margaret Crockett Myers. We love her work! (if you'd like to be showcased here, please let us know.)
What is that I smell - A 'Payoff' to someone in the Florence City Council ?
ReplyDeleteOh, that would NEVER happen. *cough*
Lately, I have been at complete odds with your opinions on a variety of subjects involving the city of Florence but on this one I would like to thank you for asking all the right questions.....it is a shame that these were not asked of the city council BEFORE they unanimously voted to spend 20k on a mural from an Atlanta artist who paints FRUIT! Look her up! It seems we need to get the arm chair quarterbacks out of the armchairs BEFORE the "elected" city officials in Florence put their hands in the citizens pockets again....too busy with the distraction of beating a dead horse...er...monument.....AT LEAST those kids make sure the horse is shown even if it is only a distraction.....let's see..it all started for this current bunch (minus two who are following the playbook) on the council when they decided Florence citizens should have a higher sales tax than the citizens of Huntsville......the folks in this area scream like stuck pigs about monuments to dead treasonous soldiers but are quiet as church mice when it comes to taking money from live citizens wallets.....Welcome to Florence!
ReplyDeleteYou had me until your tirade about 'treasonous soldiers'.
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