Chillicothe — A police officer presented an idea for a “street art” wall at the new skate park, and showed an example in Portsmouth, intended to reduce offensive graffiti. Michael Shipley (and his son Landon) showed Chillicothe Council photos and a video of the alley wall in Portsmouth dedicated to public art by anyone.

Shipley said he has been a police officer for 16 years and knows that people won’t always behave, but the project would be worth providing permission for that kind of creativity.

He suggested building it beside the relocated city skate park. Mayor Luke Feeney explained the preferred location for the $400K budget is the north edge of the volleyball sand courts, with the ACGP renovations of Yoctangee Park .

Shipley had a $9,300 estimate for a concrete block wall eight f

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