Colfax swim pool will get wall murals

Colfax City Council members Monday night approved the painting of a mural on two sides of the swim pool building at Schmuck Park. The mural site will be one of four which have been planned by the Colfax Arts Council for painting by artists this year.

Funding for the mural project has come from the Colfax Hotel and Motel excise tax which granted funds to the Arts Council to hire artists to paint murals on downtown buildings.

One of the proposed downtown sites didn't pan out, so the council sought out other locations and the pool building was selected.

Councilman Blaine Golden presented the prop...