Eric Connor

econnor@greenvillenews.com

The sun rose over the Peace Center this morning to reveal quite a sight in front of the venue.

Soap suds — a virtual fog of them — bubbled over the performing arts center's fountain before city crews arrived to tame the advance onto the square.

The city isn't sure exactly what type of soap was used, nor exactly when the culprit struck, Police Lt. Jason Rampey said.

There will be no investigation. At most, the prank would rise only to the level of "nuisance conduct" if someone was caught doing it, because it's not malicious damage, he said.

"We just do an information type report," Rampey said.

The cleanup effort cost the city about $150 when costs of labor and materials are included, said Dana Souza, the city's parks and recreation director. The city keeps a solution on hand to dissolve suds in fountains, he said.

"It was an annoyance having to pull the crews away," Souza said. "It took us away from other things we were supposed to be doing."

The suds reached up to 8 feet high and began to affect sidewalk traffic, he said.