Burlington Mayor Shane McCampbell says that long-standing “temporary” memorials to crime victims–while OK in the short term, are creating problems in the long term for members in the community.
McCampbell spoke during a Monday city council meeting, referencing one such temporary memorial in the South Hill Neighborhood.
“It’s not fair to the family who has to move all that stuff to cut the grass.” McCampbell said, “And I just don’t want to [see reminders all] through town that a crime was committed there. To be respectful, I think that, yes, if someone wants to do that, we should put a limit on it.”
McCampbell proposes putting a 30 day limit on temporary memorials. The issue may be brought up in a future city council meeting.
