COEUR d'ALENE - The artist who created the "Under The Rainbow" sculpture in McEuen Park said he will work with the city to enhance the piece.

Howard Meehan said in an interview Thursday that he felt a little blindsided by the city's Arts Commission when he received a letter last week criticizing the performance of his $110,000 sculpture.

"I asked if there were any problems with the piece when I received my final payment," Meehan said, adding that the city's Recreation Director, Steve Anthony, only had one question concerning programming of the lights for special events. "Then I get a call from him last week saying the piece was under-performing." Full story. Jeff Selle CdA Press

From the story: Compounding the problem, Meehan said, was the media coverage of the under-performance issues that went viral. Then people were making rude comments on social media sites.

"All those negative comments made my wife cry when she read them," he said. "I think I am getting stomped on. It is as bad as it was when I first came up there with the name."

Could Meehan be referring to us nice folks at HucksOnline?

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