St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch says he has no choice but to allow the Florida Department of Transportation to remove several street murals the state deemed noncompliant with a recent executive mandate.
“We pushed back, utilizing every viable tool available to us. We submitted the requested inventories, we requested exemptions, we consulted with our attorneys and spoke with our stakeholders,” Welch said.
“We also provided data that shows that the markings actually increased safety based on historical data before and after the installation of the subject art. We made it clear that these murals are more than paint on pavement.”…