Vandals damage E.A.R.T.H. Park
E.A.R.T.H. Park looked like it
had been struck by a tornado
on Monday when Carolyn
Wallace, executive director of
Hartselle Beautification
Association, stopped by to
check on its condition.
Planters were overturned,
parts from the gazebo’s electrical
outlets were scattered on
the floor and park signs were
ripped from their posts and
scattered on the ground.
“I’m sick and I’m mad,”
Wallace said. “We worked
hard last week to get everything
ready for a gazebo wedding,
and you can see how we
got rewarded for our work.
“It’s the work of vandals and it
must’ve happened sometime
over the weekend. Everything
was in good shape when the
grounds were mowed Friday
afternoon.”
Hartselle police sergeant
James Holladay surveyed the
damage and indicated he
would turn the incident over to
the investigation division.
This is not the first time the
park has been vandalized,”
Wallace pointed out. “We’ve
had park benches and picnic
tables damaged, light posts
destroyed and bricks from the
walking path thrown in the
wetland ponds and Shorts
Branch.
“I’m posting a reward for the
capture and conviction of the
person or persons responsible,”
she said, “and we’re going to
implement 24-hour camera
surveillance. This has got to
stop. It’s too expensive to
replace property