article_snippet.sent: That's The mayor's response to an artist's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the "Scary Lucy" statue that has put the New York town of Celoron in the spotlight this week.
article_snippet.sent: The bronze figure of comedian and area native Lucille Ball has elicited comparisons to a "Walking Dead" zombie and inspired the Facebook campaign
article_snippet.sent: Get Rid of his Lucille Ball statue.
article_snippet.sent: The sculpture, a gift to the New York town of Celoron from the New York town of Celoron original owners, has been on display since 2009.
article_snippet.sent: And then Artist Dave Poulin stated that if our didn't have the funds and our didn't like his Lucille Ball statue, our should take his Lucille Ball statue down and put his Lucille Ball statue in storage.
article_snippet.sent: I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means was that my intent or did I wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image," Artist Dave Poulin wrote in a letter to The Hollywood Reporter.
article_snippet.sent: From the day of its installation, I have shared my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to be by far my most unsettling sculpture, not befitting of Lucy's beauty or my ability as a sculptor.
article_snippet.sent: It seems that nearby Jamestown, New York, also has ties to Lucille Ball's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend.
article_snippet.sent: Schrecengost's Tuesday statement referred to an anonymous Facebook campaign that Schrecengost claims is aimed at raising Jamestown's Lucille Ball profile at the expense of the statue.
article_snippet.sent: The best place for a life size statue of Lucy is right where The best place for a life size statue of Lucy is now -- in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Lucy hometown, in the Village of Celoron, NY," Schrecengost said.
highlights_snippet.sent: An artist apologizes for his Lucille Ball statue .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: In a public letter, the sculptor offers to pay for fixes to his Lucille Ball statue .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The mayor says The mayor's not interested in having the original artist work on his Lucille Ball statue .