Peace Light Progress?

Although plywood still covers the graffiti on the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, orange cones have shown up on the east steps. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Orange cones have shown up at a section of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, and a section of plywood near the east steps has been pulled away from the monument. Hopefully these are signs that work will soon begin on cleaning the graffiti off the monument. As others have noted, it would be nice to have the work completed before Memorial Day.

Hopefully this is a sign that work will soon begin on cleaning the graffiti off the monument. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Part of this piece of plywood near the east steps has been pulled away from the monument. It has not been completely removed, so that visitors cannot easily see the obscenities underneath it. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

The plywood is attached to the monument by screws. At first glance one may wonder why they would attach the plywood to the monument with screws. Especially a monument that they have not yet cleaned because they are concerned about how the cleaning materials will affect the granite. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

But they did not attach the screws to the granite... This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

...they attached the screws to the joints. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

The Eternal Light Peace Memorial was vandalized by spray paint on January 8, 2009. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Saturday, May 16, 2009 marked 128 days since the incident. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Over a third of the year. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009.