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Graffiti meeting set for July 17
- By Richard Burger
- Published 07/17/2008
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TOPPENISH — The city of Toppenish, the Toppenish School District and the Toppenish Chamber of Commerce have joined forces in an effort to eradicate the “ugly and abounding blight” of graffiti from the community.
A letter dated July 7, over the signatures of City Manager Bill Murphy, Chamber President Mike Gordy, and School Superintendent Steve Myers, asked local businesses and other stakeholders to attend a meeting July 17, at
City Hall, to talk about the best way to get rid of graffiti.
Among the alternatives evaluated were the services of Graffiti Gone, a Union Gap company that has proposed an eradication program that includes removal or paint-over of graffiti and assistance to track and convict those responsible for it.
The Graffiti Gone proposal would be an intensive, 30-day campaign to remove or cover graffiti in the city, except for areas within three blocks of schools, for a cost of about $12,000.
To remove graffiti around schools and maintain those areas in a graffiti-free condition would entail a 6-month program costing about $18,000.
During the first five months of this year, the City spent about $3,400 to cover more than 46,000 sq. ft. of graffiti.
According to the letter, the city, the school district, and various Chamber members will be contributing to the cost of a removal program; however, it notes that the city and the school district “have limited budgets that are already committed to providing public services other than graffiti removal.”
The July 17 meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., and those wishing to attend are asked to contact City Hall at 865-6319, ext. 3, to indicate their intent to do so.
A letter dated July 7, over the signatures of City Manager Bill Murphy, Chamber President Mike Gordy, and School Superintendent Steve Myers, asked local businesses and other stakeholders to attend a meeting July 17, at
City Hall, to talk about the best way to get rid of graffiti.
Among the alternatives evaluated were the services of Graffiti Gone, a Union Gap company that has proposed an eradication program that includes removal or paint-over of graffiti and assistance to track and convict those responsible for it.
The Graffiti Gone proposal would be an intensive, 30-day campaign to remove or cover graffiti in the city, except for areas within three blocks of schools, for a cost of about $12,000.
To remove graffiti around schools and maintain those areas in a graffiti-free condition would entail a 6-month program costing about $18,000.
During the first five months of this year, the City spent about $3,400 to cover more than 46,000 sq. ft. of graffiti.
According to the letter, the city, the school district, and various Chamber members will be contributing to the cost of a removal program; however, it notes that the city and the school district “have limited budgets that are already committed to providing public services other than graffiti removal.”
The July 17 meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., and those wishing to attend are asked to contact City Hall at 865-6319, ext. 3, to indicate their intent to do so.