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McDonough council approves mural, park land

A mural is being planned near the McDonough Square.
A mural is being planned near the McDonough Square.
By Monroe Roark for the AJC
Sept 25, 2020

The McDonough City Council voted at its Sept. 3 regular meeting to approve an agreement between the city and the building owners of 21 & 23 Hampton Street for the purpose of a private/public partnership. The plan is to commission a muralist to paint a rendition of the original McDonough Fire Station and a Dalmatian dog on the side of the building. The mural fee will not exceed $8,000 and will be paid by the budgets of Main Street, McDonough Beautiful and McDonough Tourism.

The vote was 6-0 to approve the measure.

Also approved was the acceptance of 4.618 acres of donated property at 222 Decatur Road for the establishment of a pocket park with a pond to be maintained by the city. The vote was 5-1 with Sandra Vincent voting in opposition.

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