Behind the Mask murals still up in the air

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Council broke for a recess during the deliberations, and when they returned, they found some issues that ground the meeting to a halt.

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Administration had not received the proper addresses for the location of some of the proposed murals, and while Dauna Kennedy of the Vernon Public Art Gallery was in attendance, the city required the addresses in writing, and Mayor Victor Cumming said they could not make the changes “on the fly.”

Cumming said he was fully interested in settling this matter during the meeting, but the requirement for the addresses in writing led to him to defer the discussion to the next meeting.

Speaking with Vernon Matters, Cumming stated the issue could not be addressed with what was presented to council.

“We weren’t clear with what was being proposed. What we had in the package that we had received from proponents of this [project] did not match with the conversation,” said Cumming.

“So the only way we can address it, is if those two things are congruent.”

Administration was tasked with collecting all the correct addresses along with images of the proposed murals that correspond with each location.

Those details will be brought back to council at the next meeting on September 6, where the proposal will be discussed once again to determine the future of the mural project.