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City says part of USOC mural ‘out of position,’ painted over

July 29th, 2011, 2:26 pm by

Picture of the mural taken today

At first glance, Colorado Springs doesn’t appear to be the “proud home” of the U.S. Olympic Committee anymore.

Part of a taxpayer-funded mural to promote Colorado Springs as the “Proud Home Of The U.S. Olympic Committee” is being repainted.

“The artist  finished ‘United States Olympic Committee’ with the distressed lettering and background of the letters. Vladamir Jones requested he paint over the ‘Proud Home Of The’ because it was slightly out of position,” city spokesman John Leavitt said today in an email.

The mural, which is being painted on the roof of a downtown building facing Interstate 25, has been a source of controversy since the City Council decided to use taxpayer money to fund it.

Council members hoped to have the mural finished by the Fourth of July in time for the U.S. Women’s Open, but it’s almost a month behind schedule. In addition, some of the letters in the mural looked out of proportion.

The mural will feature hometown hero Henry Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist.

Picture of the mural taken a few weeks ago

“The wrestler image will begin next week,” Leavitt said.

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Quote of the Day

July 8th, 2011, 1:58 pm by

“There is no estimated timeline. It takes as long as it’s going to take. It’s a tin roof, so weather is a factor. We can’t risk someone’s life by putting him on a tin roof in a lighting storm.”

— Meredith Vaughan, president and partner at Vladimir Jones, an advertising and marketing agency that is providing oversight of a massive mural being painted on the roof of a downtown building to promote Colorado Springs as the home of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

The City Council commissioned the estimated $21,500 mural with the hope of having it completed before the U.S. Women’s Open, which started on the Fourth of July.

The letters on the mural look out of proportion, but Vaughan and city officials say it’s a work in progress.

“We won’t know whether there needs to be adjustments until it gets closer to final, and that’s when the adjustments are made,” Vaughan said.

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