Like the common sense with saving tax dollars by just having the city trim their own trees instead of sending out forestry goons to measure and send vague letters, the city could do the same by not continually painting over the graffiti in this tunnel, and just leave it;
“Quite a bit of money for us to come in and keep on painting this over, painting this over and painting this over. It’s certainly something the city doesn’t want to see and we want to cover it up as quickly as possible,” Huber said.
Here’s an idea, put up a sign at either entrance that reads, “Sioux Falls Artistic Freedom Graffiti tunnel, express yourself! (please refrain from gang related and vulgar messages).†Then put a disclaimer on it similar to what is on the snowplows. By painting over it constantly, all you are doing is creating a new canvas for the vandals.
And BTW, I don’t see how this is any different than the snowplows;
“It’s unfortunate that people choose to do that in our society. We try to teach our kids to respect things and others property,” Sheets said.
Technically it is public property so I am not sure who they are disrespecting. But for the kids sake, why not make it proper (legal) and let the kids express themselves like they do on the snowplows. Rapid City has art alley, and it has been extremely popular. Get with the program Sioux Falls! Random graffiti art is not a crime.