RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - The City of Rancho Cordova is committed to fostering a beautiful and creative community. To support this commitment, the city, in partnership with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), sought artists from throughout the region to design artwork to wrap 30 utility and traffic signal boxes throughout the community at 26 different locations. The program was supported by the city’s Community Enhancement Fund, a half-cent sales tax measure that was approved in 2014.

“We are thrilled to highlight such colorful work designed by regional artists in our community,” said Stacy Delaney, Community Enhancement Fund Analyst for the city. “The utility and traffic signal boxes used in the program were strategically selected to ensure that residents from throughout the city would be able to experience and enjoy them.”

Each utility or traffic signal box is owned by either SMUD or the city and features colorful images of local landmarks, nature and wildlife, graphic patterns and more.

“We’re proud to bring beauty and art to the City of Rancho Cordova,” said SMUD Board President Nancy Bui-Thompson. “These types of partnerships highlight the talent, culture and diversity of this region, and we look forward to continued beautification efforts.”

Although this art wrap program is the first of its kind in Rancho Cordova, it will not be the last.

“We look forward to exploring new and innovative ways to bring art and culture to our city,” added Stacy.

Take a virtual tour of the artists’ work online or for a full list of locations, visit CityofRanchoCordova.org/CommunityEnhancementFund.

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