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Graffiti Overload in West Valley City
http://www.mywestvalleyjournal.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home_top_stories_news&id=114063-Neighborhood-Watch-group-up-against-a-fence-with-graffiti&article-Neighborhood-Watch-group-up-against-a-fence-with-graffiti%20=&widget=push&instance=home_news_bullets&open=&
Neighborhood Watch group up against a fence with graffiti
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Once fencing is placed around this vacant field near Diamond Summit, residents think problems with graffiti will be decreased, as taggers will have one less place to congregate.
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With each brush stroke, Diamond Summit residents in the Summit Neighborhood Watch group put a stand on graffiti but find it to only be a temporary band-aid.
The wall along 6200 South has been a heavy target for graffiti, and watch group chairperson Renee Layton expressed to City Council that they are literally up against a fence and need a permanent solution.
“It’s not a tag or two, we are dealing with it on an epidemic proportion,” Layton said as she showed the council the 20 pictures she had taken over a period of one week. “We have taken it upon ourselves to remove it, but within hours it’s tagged again.”
Over 70 panels have been cleaned up this summer, and Layton said it’s not uncommon for 20 panels to be hit in one night despite the group’s ongoing quick response.
“This is the entrance to our neighborhood. We take pride in our homes and want a respectable place to raise our kids,” she said.
Layton said the problem stems from a lack of lighting, along with a vacant field which creates a breeding ground for mischief at night.
“I definitely think that having more lighting will reduce this problem,” said Graffiti Specialist Jake Shafizadeh.
“This is a very reasonable request,” said councilmember Joel Coleman.
Mayor Dennis Nordfelt agreed and asked the newly-formedCommunity Preservation Department to work with them. Staff in the Public Works Department also got involved and have since asked for the budget to be reopened to purchase street lighting and fencing around the vacant field.
“This should have been done when the subdivision went in, but for some reason got left out,” said Russ Willardson, public works director.
Diamond Summit residents will be happy to see the improvements in the next two to three months, the time it takes to order materials and get bids from contractors.Until the work is completed, the watch group has started an unofficial mobile patrol at night which Layton said has already cut down on the number of tagged panels.
“This is a good example of pure democracy,” Layton said. “We can go to our elected officials who will listen to us.”
Public Relations Director Aaron Crim applauded the Summit Neighborhood Watch group for their prompt cleanup efforts and for the way they continued to handle the problem.
“Renee is well connected in her neighborhood and has earned the respect of her neighbors and the City Council by the way she presents herself,” Crim said. “She has made it a point to learn about the processes in the city and is very understanding of that.”
Neighborhood Watch group up against a fence with graffiti
by Kimberly Martinez13 months ago | 144 views | 0 | 4 | |
Once fencing is placed around this vacant field near Diamond Summit, residents think problems with graffiti will be decreased, as taggers will have one less place to congregate.
slideshow
With each brush stroke, Diamond Summit residents in the Summit Neighborhood Watch group put a stand on graffiti but find it to only be a temporary band-aid.
The wall along 6200 South has been a heavy target for graffiti, and watch group chairperson Renee Layton expressed to City Council that they are literally up against a fence and need a permanent solution.
“It’s not a tag or two, we are dealing with it on an epidemic proportion,” Layton said as she showed the council the 20 pictures she had taken over a period of one week. “We have taken it upon ourselves to remove it, but within hours it’s tagged again.”
Over 70 panels have been cleaned up this summer, and Layton said it’s not uncommon for 20 panels to be hit in one night despite the group’s ongoing quick response.
“This is the entrance to our neighborhood. We take pride in our homes and want a respectable place to raise our kids,” she said.
Layton said the problem stems from a lack of lighting, along with a vacant field which creates a breeding ground for mischief at night.
“I definitely think that having more lighting will reduce this problem,” said Graffiti Specialist Jake Shafizadeh.
“This is a very reasonable request,” said councilmember Joel Coleman.
Mayor Dennis Nordfelt agreed and asked the newly-formedCommunity Preservation Department to work with them. Staff in the Public Works Department also got involved and have since asked for the budget to be reopened to purchase street lighting and fencing around the vacant field.
“This should have been done when the subdivision went in, but for some reason got left out,” said Russ Willardson, public works director.
Diamond Summit residents will be happy to see the improvements in the next two to three months, the time it takes to order materials and get bids from contractors.Until the work is completed, the watch group has started an unofficial mobile patrol at night which Layton said has already cut down on the number of tagged panels.
“This is a good example of pure democracy,” Layton said. “We can go to our elected officials who will listen to us.”
Public Relations Director Aaron Crim applauded the Summit Neighborhood Watch group for their prompt cleanup efforts and for the way they continued to handle the problem.
“Renee is well connected in her neighborhood and has earned the respect of her neighbors and the City Council by the way she presents herself,” Crim said. “She has made it a point to learn about the processes in the city and is very understanding of that.”
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