{"id":2262,"date":"2012-06-12T19:31:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T02:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2012-06-12T19:31:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T02:31:59","slug":"chalk-of-the-town-sidewalk-graffiti-debate-dominates-airwaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2262","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChalk\u201d of the Town: Sidewalk Graffiti Debate Dominates Airwaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nOnce again, the Stapleton community was the top story on the six o\u2019 clock news<\/a>. And again, matters could not be more serious. \u201cThings are starting to come to a head on this issue,\u201d says resident Sarah Selley. \u201cThere are really no gray areas. You are either for sidewalk chalk, or against it. There is just no middle ground.\u201d\n\nThe main issue is the rule in the HOA which strictly prohibits any type of degradation of common areas. Children drawing on sidewalks clearly fall in this area, according to resident Doug McCubbin. \u201cIt is not like it is a neighborhood of Picassos,\u201d says McCubbin. \u201cA lot of these drawings are crap. Half-a$$ rainbows, flowers, poor spellings, and awful color selection is what I am seeing out here. It wouldn\u2019t be a big deal if it was good chalk art. But, the drawings I see just aren\u2019t any good. At all.\u201d\nMany parents disagree on several areas with McCubbin. \u201cMy daughter is already drawing at a ninth grade level,\u201d says Sarah Kleese. \u201cAnd she is only six. Besides, how is it possible for kids sidewalk chalk to bother someone?\u201d\nThose opposed to sidewalk chalk point out several areas where sidewalk chalk can be bothersome. \u201cSay I am going for a run or walk,\u201d says Matt Drenner. \u201cNow I have to dodge kids all over the community, or I have to take my chances getting hit by a car by running in the street. Not to mention graffiti of any sort lowers home values.\u201d\nProponents of sidewalk chalk are willing to meet those who oppose it somewhere in the middle. \u201cWe would be willing to make some concessions on what things would be allowed to be drawn on sidewalks,\u201d says Paige Fevold. \u201cFor instance, we understand why some people wouldn\u2019t want a 3-D drawing of a giant pit in the sidewalk. That can freak you out.\u201d\nThose opposed are still not budging on the strict rule that no sidewalk chalk should be allowed. \u201cThe law is already on our side,\u201d says Jenny Dohlman. \u201cWhy would we want to be flexible?\u201d A town hall discussion is scheduled for The Green on June 30th. Attendees should not expect anything resembling a solution. ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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