The Dixon City Council on Monday approved the allotment of $10,000 for a mural featuring plants and animals to be painted on the arches of the water department building next summer.

The mural, which will be located at 92 Artesian Place along East River Road in Dixon, will be painted by local artist Nora Reuter of Nora Kate Paints LLC. It is being paid for by the city through its arts and culture fund.

It will be “kind of a very nature-focused mural,” Discover Dixon Executive Director Amanda Wike said.

Near the end of 2024, the Dixon Arts Coalition, facilitated by Discover Dixon, proposed the mural and opened applications throughout this summer.

“There was a great response,” Wike said. “We had applicants coming from all over the place.”

The coalition evaluated those and landed on two finalists, one of whom was Reuter.

The design of the other proposed mural was filled with Dixon landmarks such as the arch on South Galena Avenue between West Third and Second streets, Veterans Memorial Park, and the Petunia Festival, Wike said.

“We are looking at a second location to be able to have both murals come into Dixon,” Wike said.

When that location is identified, the coalition will evaluate how much it would cost the city and then make a proposal to the council, Wike said.