- October 2, 2024
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With the walls of the new Bunnell Administration and Police Department Complex just going up, Bunnell employees have already left a permanent mark on the building.
The Collage Companies, the construction company hired to build the complex, hosted a graffiti event for employees to take part in. Collage Companies Chief Operating Officer Robert Gilbert said the company does it with a lot of its builds.
"It [allows] the people to come in and have some ownership of the facility," Gilbert said. "We really enjoy doing this, giving back to the community. That's really part of our Collage foundation."
Around 50 city employees from across Bunnell's departments — police, finance, public works, parks and recreation — were divided into groups to decorate one of the cement walls in chalk. Collage and Bunnell made it a competition, with Gilbert judging and choosing a winning team.
The Bunnell Police Department won the competition with their decorative "chalk outline" and police badge.
Gilbert said the chalk artwork will be preserved behind the drywall once it is installed.
The future Administration Complex, located at 2400 Commerce Parkway, near to the Flagler Sheriff's Office Operations Center, will serve as the future home for Bunnell's administrative offices, Bunnell Police Department and a multi-use assembly hall or chambers space, a Bunnell press release said.
City manager Alvin B. Jackson said in the press release that the complex is a major step forward for the city. The project, he said, is thanks to the hard work of city staff, the Bunnell City Commission and Collage Companies.
"It will be a state-of-the-art facility that allows the city to meet and address the needs of all those in the city," Jackson said. "This project is a tribute to the quality and values of the Bunnell community."