The cost of the "peaceful protests" in Madison is skyrocketing.
All those signs the protesters plastered on the marble of the Capitol have left a lot of damage.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
State officials said Thursday that damage to the marble inside and out the State Capitol would cost an estimated $7.5 million.
Cari Anne Renlund, chief legal counsel for the state Department of Administration, said in Dane County court that estimates of damage to marble includes $6 million to repair damaged marble inside the Capitol, $1 million for damage outside and $500,000 for costs to supervise the damage.
Much of the damage apparently has come from tape used to put up signs and placards at the Capitol.
It was not immediately clear how the estimates were made, though the state is apparently relying on opinions by historical architects, one of whom works for the U.S. Park Service.
One concern is the residue from tape that the state says is causing damage to stone and other surfaces inside the Capitol.
$7.5 MILLION!
My tax dollars are going to pay for this?
The disrespect the protesters and out of state union thugs have shown for OUR house makes me sick.
Will MSNBC report the price of the "peaceful protests"?
2 comments:
OK, let's assume were going to pay each cleaner $20 an hour (no bennies, that's what got us in the mess, right). That works out to 375,000 man hours. So we'd put to work 375 people for a little over 6 months? Well, at least for $20 an hour, we could require they provide their own WD-40 and razor blades.
Clean-up on marble isn't as simple as WD-40 and razor blades.
Watch this story from FOX 6. It explains the scope of the difficulties of dealing with marble that's been damaged.
Interesting, isn't it?
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