TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Time is ticking for Tampa and other cities throughout the state to remove street art.

The move is stirring up strong emotions among many.

"The whole thing to me is just pathetic. It just, it's ridiculous, it's stupid," said Victor DiMaio, a member of the Hillsborough Democratic Latino Caucus.

According to DiMaio, the artwork holds meaningful, sentimental value. "In front of my grandmother's old store," he describes, "I came pop in to grab something to eat, and I saw the intersection, and all painted up, and I said, well, that's nice."

City leaders said crews in Tampa are working overnight in the coming days to remove street art from 47 locations. A new law bans murals on intersections, sidewalks, crosswalks, shoulders, and all lanes, calling it a safety hazard. •

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