Do you believe a property owner has an absolute right to remove public art – like the Robert E. Smith mural – from the premises?

Posted online March 4, 2026 | 10:15 am

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_{This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking.}

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Arctic2017

If you own the property you have the right to do what you want with it. The citizens don't have any claim to it regardless of their feelings or what its done for the area.

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