My Clearwater
Officer Helps Brighten Rainy Days
In an effort to brighten
up Clearwater's
rainy days, the city of
Clearwater's Planning and
Development Department launched
a new Sidewalk Rain Art program last year. The
program encourages residents to create artistic
decorations on city sidewalks by providing stencils
and rain paint, which is a temporary paint that
remains invisible until wet. Once the painted sidewalk
gets wet, the design reappears until the concrete dries again.
Since its inception, the program has received widespread
interest from residents, neighborhood associations, local
news stations and city staff.
Police Officer James Frederick saw the rain art as a great
way of connecting with youth in the Lake Belleview
neighborhood.
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“My job is to serve my community
in order to better protect it,” said
Frederick, “and programs like
this are a great way to serve and
connect with the community.”
Partnering with the Ross Norton
Recreation Center, Frederick
organized a rain art event with
nearly 50 kids, demonstrating how
to use the rain paint and helping the
kids paint the sidewalks leading up to the
recreation center and nearby police substation. Frederick
said the kids loved the creative stencils of ballerinas, dolphins
and peacocks.
“They couldn’t wait for the next rainy day,” he said.
Interested in adding rain art to your neighborhood? The city
will provide rain paint and three pre-made stencils. To learn
more, visit myclearwater.com/rainpaint.
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