Bangor’s controversial pride flag rainbow crosswalk cost taxpayers $2,590 even before it was repainted after drivers left skid marks on it.
[RELATED: Bangor Public Works Paints Pride Crosswalk Using City Resources…]
Bangor Public Works sent employees to paint the crosswalk on May 27, prompting social media comments suggesting that the politically motivated project caused traffic for Bangor drivers.
In response, The Maine Wire reached out to the city with a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request to determine exactly how much the city paid for the project.
On Wednesday, the city responded with an itemized breakdown of the cost, which included $600 worth of paint, $1,890 for ten hours of work from three crew members, and $100 for miscellaneous costs such as paint brushes, for a total of $2,590.
The Maine Wire’s initial coverage of the crosswalk prompted Democratic gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson to come out as straight in front of the LGBTQ memorial on June 1, while criticizing The Maine Wire’s reporting.
“I’m not turning gay,” Jackson proudly declared.
While the crosswalk remained undefaced from the time of The Maine Wire’s article and Jackson’s video, it was found with skid marks defacing it shortly after Jackson posted his video.
The city then used resources to repaint the crosswalk, and it is not clear how much those repairs cost.
Bangor taxpayers may soon be in for even more costs in relation to the crosswalk. On Thursday morning, after it had been repainted, The Maine Wire made yet another pilgrimage to the monument and found that it had once again been defaced by what appeared to have been drivers doing donuts on the crosswalk.
Stand wherever you want Trey .
But you won’t be standing in front of a mirror in the Blaine House in Augusta .
Maybe you can find a porta potty to stand in with your new buddy Platner .
Looks like the citizens are “resisting” this celebration of mental illness.
Where is the Stars and Stripes cross walk?
Bangor must be so proud….
A certain hospital has one in the staff parking garage
tax everyone and spend to make 1% happy
Maybe my math is wrong, but $63/hr painting crosswalks?
And it took 3 people 10 hours?
How are we supposed to have money in the budget for fraudulent home healthcare!?
@ Sandy, no sense in defacing the stars and stripes by driving over it. Fly it
Troy will do anything to pander. Why didn’t he swish on a bit of paint to help offset the cost?
As a gay person (and more importantly, a taxpayer and business owner) projects like this frustrate me. They waste taxpayer money, invite backlash from people who have different opinions than I do and they don’t do a single thing to benefit my actual life.
What does a rainbow crosswalk actually do besides cost money and send a message for identity politics? Part of the reason I live in Maine is because it isn’t political in that kind of way.
Btw Troy Jackson is a socialist and his attempt at pandering falls flat for me. His proposed policies would put me out of business.
Key West was made to remove their gay cross walks by the DOT and NO State income tax. Were is Desantis when you need him.
In Florida it was a safety problem why not a safety problem in Maine?
That’s gay
Disgusting that this is allowed in Maine or on any road crossing.
Signs and lane markings must meet national uniform guidelines. These rainbow crosswalks do not. Bangor is exposing its residents to heightened risk of injury and litigation when a death or injury results from violations of the National Highway System standards and requirements.
It’s obvious that the Bangor city council is using tax money for political statements.
Let me see. ok traction control off.
I guess Jackson is more familiar with Vaseline than he would like to admit.
Why is it always ok, for the” left” to make obvious devisive statements or displays like this to purposely cause division? And the” right” is just plain banned from doing so ? Its so obviously and disgustingly political. Why cant commonsense and whats best for EVERYONE be the basis of decisions etc. In our local politics ? I mean if thst truly happened , our taxes , fees, policy’s etc would all be lower and benefit we the people , NOT OUR POLITICIANS SELF INTERESTS .
Why are Bangor’s taxpayers paying for this partisan political virtue signaling? We should make the members of the city council who voted to do this, pay for it out of their own pockets.
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Ole molasses mouth doesn’t stand a chance. Even his hometown hates him. They know just how deep his corruption has lead him. What a pathetic woodrat. Woodrat mentality runs rampant in northern maine.