Reader: Did it really cost $11,000 to clean up the Big Blue Bear? Really?

Our post about the arrest of a suspect for allegedly splashing green paint on the Big Blue Bear outside the Convention Center, and the subsequent decision not to charge him with the crime, drew varied responses. Among them was the following post, in which a reader casts doubt on the...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post about the arrest of a suspect for allegedly splashing green paint on the Big Blue Bear outside the Convention Center, and the subsequent decision not to charge him with the crime, drew varied responses. Among them was the following post, in which a reader casts doubt on the estimated $11,000 cost to clean up Big Blue.

Douglas Evans writes:

$11,000 in damage? that’s in state dollars….which to us normal folk is $100 bucks at Home Depot a couple cans of paint and a ladder. $11,000…what a f*cking joke!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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