Plans are in motion to clean up an art installation in Waterloo after it was vandalized.
According to a social media post from the Uptown Waterloo BIA, someone defaced The Heart of Uptown with black spray paint. They believe it happened Wednesday night.
They say they are reviewing security footage from the area to try to determine who is behind the vandalism.
But in the meantime, they say they have received an outpouring of support.
“The response from our community has been phenomenal. All of the support we’ve been receiving from the community through comments on our social media, we appreciate it. That goes to show how important places like this and projects like this are for our community,” Jeyas Balaskanthan, executive director of the BIA, said.
The BIA will be hosting a clean up party on Saturday at noon to restore the bench to its former look. Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to reach out to the group.
The Heart of Uptown was …