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Great Outdoors: Mural lobbyist joins big billboard graphics fray
This is just a ploy by big city government to exercise their authority in this situation, it’s obvious here that the city has overstepped their legal bounds. This is a beautiful mural, warm, professional and pleasing to most that see it and there is NO suggestion of an advertiser or product to be sold. The city could use more art around town reflecting cultural and historical tones of the community. I concur with other posts that the First Amendment has been bruised in this situation by unfair government interests. I completely understand the city's argument if the mural advertises a brand, product and subject to non-compliance but that's not the case. Murals in good taste like these can easily "beautify" the area, and no doubt pleasing to our eyes, state of mind. Come on City government - what's with you folks anyway? On one hand you guys spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of “public funds” approving art for "public display", yet have no problem whatsoever slamming a small company/artist who has complied with your many regulations. The city has overstepped their bounds on this one.— June 9, 2013 12:06 p.m.