When the town of Vail, Colorado (5,000), installed new manhole covers featuring the Vail logo with its 1962 founding date and elevation (8,150), the new manhole covers disappeared quickly. The city decided to turn these distressing thefts into an opportunity; if the manhole covers were so popular, people might be willing to pay for them and thefts might decrease. Sales of the manhole covers exceeded city leaders’ dreams, and profits from the sales now support the town’s public art projects. Suzanne Silverthorn Community Information Officer Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 970/479-2115 Fax: 970/479-2451 E-mail: ssilver@vail.net Web site: www.ownapieceofvail.com