NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Neenah police are looking for the vandal who defaced the Kimberly Point Lighthouse in Neenah with spray paint Friday night.
The vandalism of what some consider a prize possession in the city of Neenah upset many people.
Nikki Dessart of Menasha tells FOX 11….
“It’s just really disrespectful, I mean that’s a beautiful piece of architecture and it’s a really nice spot.”
“I was really disappointed and was hoping it’s not someone from our community,” Donna Vanrroy of Neenah said.
The Kimberly Point Lighthouse was tagged with spray painted drawings and the letters ‘SC’.
Mayor Dean Kaufert hopes to find out what that message means.
“Now I’m going to ask the police department to do what they can, see what they can find out, with the message that was there, the initial or whatever it is, find out who did this. “They need to know that this will not be tolerated in the community.”
Kaufert said the paint had only been on for about a day, before the parks department took action Sunday morning.
“We have some graffiti solution we put on it; we were able to get to it early, we were able to take it off, it wasn’t on there very long.”
Although the graffiti is no longer there, if you look closely you can still see blue paint all over the side of the building.
Kaufert told FOX 11, the Neenah Parks and Recreational Department plans to painting over the faded blue paint when the weather turns over.
“I don’t have the exact cost but its time and employees cost money and you know you bring them on a Sunday so it’s probably a little more.”
Kaufert and community members agree it’s not a typical crime that happens in the city.
“We really don’t have this type of thing too often; it’s really kind of sad that there are people out there,” Cindy Repenn of Neenah said.
Kaufert says the city refuses to be accustomed to that kind of vandal and damage.
“You better be careful because we’re going to try everything we can to find out who you are and there’s going to be some form of punishment.”
If you have any information about the vandalism, you’re asked to contact the Neenah Police Department’s non-emergency line at 920-886-6000.
