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Updated: 9:18 AM May 11, 2009
UPDATE: Pink Bridge Paint Job Delayed
Marshall University med school students will soon return the Ritter Park bridge to its original color of white in Huntington.
Posted: 2:44 PM May 4, 2009Reporter: WSAZ News Staff Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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Update 5/10
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Rain has delayed the plan to paint the 8th Street bridge to its original white color. The concrete was too saturated with water, which would have caused the new paint to bubble.
The paint job is a community service project for medical students at Marshall University. They will do some prep work this week and plan to repaint it now over the Memorial Day weekend.
Update 5/8
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The pink is coming off, as city workers strip the paint off the pink 8th St bridge in Ritter Park. This is in preperation for the repainting this weekend.
ORIGINAL STORY: 5/4
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Huntington’s 8th Street Bridge is getting a fresh coat of paint this weekend.
First and second year medical students at the Marshall University School of Medicine will be returning the Ritter Park bridge to its original color, white.
Back in October 2006, Former Mayor David Felinton allowed a Barboursville man to paint the bridge pink in honor of breast cancer awareness.
A number of people who lived in the area, as well as some members of city council, objected to the pink color change.
The 30 or so med students will be priming the bridge Saturday, and then doing the actual painting on Sunday. The city plans to power wash the bridge before any painting begins.
Mayor Kim Wolfe says the project will serve to both beautify the city, as well as help bring breast cancer awareness to the public.
He says once the bridge is repainted, it will serve as a constant reminder to everyone about breast cancer.
As part of the weekend painting project, the students will be giving out breast cancer pamphlets to those interested.
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So if a pink bridge is an eyesore, does that mean that the colored bridges in Ashland are an eyesore? Does that mean the colored bridges in Cincinnati are an eyesore? I truly do not see how the bridge being pink devalues houses. And to "survivor", I would rather the bridge be pink than patchy white like it was before he painted it and like it will be again when they don't repaint it in six months.
Here we go again...Huntington elected elite trying to take away something that is very important to alot of people. An eyesore?? Sure it is an eyesore because these people have never lost anyone to breast cancer. I lost my mom when I was nine to breast cancer and my brother and I were left with no one. I think this bridge should be left pink. White will just get dirty and punks will spray paint all over it.Oh well they will do what they want to do.
I'd love to have a pink car to support awareness.
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