TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of Tampa has started the process of removing colorful street murals to comply with a new state law.

City crews in Tampa were out Tuesday removing street murals on East Crenshaw Street.

The city has a list of 47 locations that will be scrubbed clean, including a colorful mural near Lake Roberta in Seminole Heights.

The median has a mural of a two-headed alligator, which is the symbol of Seminole Heights.

"My oldest daughter, Madeline, helped paint the butterfly, and she named him Popcorn," John Fox said.

"They just finished painting this mural," he said. "We had a lot of community involvement. It was something they fundraised for, for a couple years, and they had to go door-to-door and get every neighbor to sign off."

Fox said the mural was only finished

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