- March 13, 2025
The Bunnell employees who participated in the graffiti event. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Bunnell Police Department drew a chalk outline for their chalk drawing. Photo by Sierra Williams
BPD Chief David Brannon checks the quality of his trophy. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Bunnell Police Department won the competition. Photo by Sierra Williams
Melissa Fecher with the financial services department finishes up a design. Photo by Sierra Williams
Fleet manager Pete Willems admires his team's work. Photo by Sierra Williams
The public works and fleet management employees at the graffiti hour: On the left is Gary Young and Scott Schalk with Pete Willems and Austin King on the right. Photo by Sierra Williams
Collage Companies provided the chalk, cookies and small trophies for the graffiti event. Photo by Sierra Williams
BPD Public Safety Officer Rommel Scalf draws a police badge. Photo by Sierra Williams
Someone wrote "add to punch list" around a hole in the wall with a chalk piece inside. Photo by Sierra Williams
With the walls of the new Bunnell Administration and Police Department Complex just going up, Bunnell employees have already left a permanent mark on the building.
The Collage Companies, the construction company hired to build the complex, hosted a graffiti event for employees to take part in. Collage Companies Chief Operating Officer Robert Gilbert said the company does it with a lot of its builds.
"It [allows] the people to come in and have some ownership of the facility," Gilbert said. "We really enjoy doing this, giving back to the community. That's really part of our Collage foundation."
Around 50 city employees from across Bunnell's departments — police, finance, public works, parks and recreation — were divided into groups to decorate one of the cement walls in chalk. Collage and Bunnell made it a competition, with Gilbert judging and choosing a winning team.
The Bunnell Police Department won the competition with their decorative "chalk outline" and police badge.
Gilbert said the chalk artwork will be preserved behind the drywall once it is installed.
The future Administration Complex, located at 2400 Commerce Parkway, near to the Flagler Sheriff's Office Operations Center, will serve as the future home for Bunnell's administrative offices, Bunnell Police Department and a multi-use assembly hall or chambers space, a Bunnell press release said.
City manager Alvin B. Jackson said in the press release that the complex is a major step forward for the city. The project, he said, is thanks to the hard work of city staff, the Bunnell City Commission and Collage Companies.
"It will be a state-of-the-art facility that allows the city to meet and address the needs of all those in the city," Jackson said. "This project is a tribute to the quality and values of the Bunnell community."
