The City of DeKalb Citizens’ Community Enhancement Commission is pleased to
announce the Paint-A-Plug Program, which encourages community members to “adopt”
a fire hydrant in the community. By adopting a fire hydrant, participants are given the
opportunity to help turn our fire hydrants into works of art. There is no specific theme for
the fire hydrants, but artists are encouraged to incorporate elements of the community or
their neighborhood into their art. There is no cost to adopt a fire hydrant, but if awarded
a hydrant, artists are responsible for providing their own painting materials. Specific
details about the types of paint will be provided at the time of application approval.
The Paint-A-Plug Program is not limited to City of DeKalb residents. The City encourages
current and former Huskies, students and faculty of District 428, employees of DeKalb
businesses, or any outside artists to participate. Applications can be found on the City’s
website at the following URL: www.cityofdekalb.com/paintaplug.
Once an application and design proposal is submitted to the City, the Citizens’ Community
Enhancement Commission will review applications monthly. If approved, artists will be
permitted to paint hydrants between April 1 and November 1. Once a hydrant is painted,
artists are encouraged to snap a picture of their works of art, email them to the City, and
share them on social media using #ProudlyDeKalb. For questions, please email
paintaplug@cityofdekalb.com.
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7 Comments
Fun idea!!
Val Courtney Pieroni, you should do this!
I’ve seen this in other towns for several years. It can be very creative.
Free labor…. But what bothers me is the “non- uniform look” quite possibly could be inadvertently camouflaged. Just saying in an emergency in the dark second count. Now the fire department may have to look for a fire plug
Use glow in the dark paint!
Well if they do that’s a great idea…..
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Keep it classy, DeKalb.