The city of Grimes hopes to begin implementing some of the recommendations to redevelop its downtown in 2027, with a longer term vision to explore recommendations on parking and other improvements in the years to come.
But the first project will be undertaken this spring — a mural on the side of the Kupka Real Estate-RE/MAXPrecision office at 210 SE Main St. The artist, Courtney Garcia, worked with Dallas Grimes High School students on the design. The paint for the mural, the first in the city, is being donated by the local Sherwin-Williams store. A grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines is helping fund the project.
It’s part of the assessment done last year of the downtown, commonly referred to as the Governors District, and the community engagement process undertaken as part of the assessment, which was done by the Iowa Economic Development’s Downtown Resource Center…