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removal of the canopies, rather than their restoration, did not feel that the project had a thorough public hearing. The cost of maintenance of the canopies is raised by means of a special tax assessment on the owners of the 39 properties affected. The large, white sidewalk planters upon which most of the goats appeared were only a small part of the larger renovation plan.
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The red goats are stencils which were painted onto a number of white planters and other locations around
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The editorial went on to say that "the spray painting was certainly an undemocratic act," but that "We are struck, however, by the fact that, if convicted, the alleged perpetrators face up to 4 years in state prison, the same amount of time that Dr. Conrad Murray can get for causing the death of the
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Paulsen, who owned a tattoo parlor on Wall Street, praised the "Red Goat Vandal". He said he had tattooed seven red goats at a cost of $ 37 each. One of the tattoos, which
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