Citing public safety concerns, Breckenridge Town Council is ready to say goodbye to Isak Heartsone, an art installation thatap been a runaway success with visitors, but whose popularity has also rankled residents living nearby.
The 15-foot wood troll sits about a mile up the Wellington Trail in Breckenridge, built there for a summer arts festival that ended in August. The original plan was to leave the troll in place as long he could withstand the elements and wasn’t vandalized. Enough town council members were ready to cut the troll’s lifespan short on Tuesday, however, that he’ll soon be coming down.
Exactly when it might happen was not announced at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Since the festival, the troll has been drawing large crowds, and the throngs of troll-seekers have caused numerous problems for some of the nearby homeowners, who’ve been dealing with illegal parking, littering and a severe a loss of privacy since the troll came to life, among other issues.
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