The historic Brown House finally shed its blue tarps after wearing them for more than one year following the April 11, 2016 hail storm. It took three proposals for council members to finally approve an acceptable shingle at the Feb. 14 meeting. The new synthetic, polymer, cedar shake shingles mimic the varied texture of a cedar shake roof and are a more natural color. Cost for the roof is $91,000. (Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News)