It's becoming a bit of tradition - one that the folks near the old city hall would like to see ended.

For the 6th time in 7 years vandals have destroyed part of a nativity scene set up on the property.

Gethsemane Ministries - who set up the nativity - found that someone had busted through the plexiglass - and smashed the lamb figurine earlier this week.

Officials say it will cost them about a thousand dollars to clean up the vandalism.

No one has ever been arrested in connection wthe vandalism in years past - a Gethsemane Ministries spokesman called the act deliberate and a hate crime.