Vermont Business Magazine The City of Burlington discovered yesterday that the "Everyone Loves a Parade" mural has again been vandalized. The mural is on an ally just off Church Street in downtown Burlington. This time, the vandal(s) removed the faces of the figures in the section of the mural from Samuel de Champlain to Ethan Allen, seriously damaging this section of the mural.
In response, Mayor Miro Weinberger issued the following statement:
“I condemn this act of vandalism. We have just completed a six month public process led by a volunteer task force, and supported by City staff and the Burlington City Council, that secured a broad consensus on a path forward to resolve the polarizing controversy surrounding the mural. By acting unilaterally and in contradiction of the recent Council decision, the vandal(s) has disrespected those engaged community members and the democratic rule of law. The Burlington Police Department will investigate this crime accordingly. When arrests are made we will seek full prosecution of the perpetrators.”
Burlington Police Department photo of covered section of mural that was vandalized.