The City of Sebring and the Community Redevelopment Agency will chip in to help pay the cost to restore the Sebring Centennial mural, which is visible from South Ridgewood Drive.
The CRA Board had previously agreed to pay half the cost to repaint the wall (over the mural) with the total cost of the paint job being $2,275, but the CRA did not want to cover the extra cost to restore the mural.
At the urging of Mayor John Shoop, the City Council proposed splitting the extra cost to restore it with the CRA.
At Monday’s CRA Board meeting, City Administrator Scott Noethlich said Shoop approached him about the Centennial mural and asked to bring it before the City Council to see if there was any desire to participate in restoring the mural.
The quote for the restoration project is $5,500, he said. The CRA had approved a grant of $1,137.50 (to the property owners), which is half the cost of painting the wall (over the mural).