On Monday we reported on a new Verizon advertising campaign that involved spray-on chalk graffiti on city sidewalks. Today we find that many District residents are none-too-happy with the campaign, and have expressed their complaints to city officials. In response, the District Department of Transportation issued this statement yesterday:

There is a guerilla advertising group that is paid to place graffiti advertising on sidewalks in public space. Another location was identified to me yesterday. It was orange and was a Verizon advertisement. Now I understand there are two on Connecticut Avenue sidewalks in Woodley Park, near the Chipotle and Mr. Chen’s. I would appreciate it if anyone sees such advertisement would E-mail me with its location so that we can ensure it is removed and the parties properly sanctioned. You may reach me at denise (dot) wiktor (at ) dc (dot) gov.

To be perfectly fair, we’d like to think the responsible parties would be dragged before a court, forced to pay fines and complete hours and hours of community service, and maybe even spend a month or so in the D.C. Jail. Hell, if Borf has to do it, shouldn’t Verizon? That would be progress.