The Observation Deck

How long should it take to remove graffiti from city property? I noticed on Wednesday that the stone entrance sign at Lakewood Park had been painted with graffiti. I immediately contacted my councilman and in turn he contacted the city. I saw a worker scrubbing at it for a little while yesterday with a small brush and a rag. I assumed he had decided it would take more and assumed work would resume on it today. Nope it's still there and still looks awful. This is just another example of how Lakewood Park is going down hill. It is a beautiful park that serves many people and will host two children's events tomorrow. It's a shame that graffiti will great them. I would have thought that the city would have gone above and beyond to get the sign back in pristine condition. I figure the graffiti will remain as the graffiti has remained on the side of the Youth Services building. We wonder why people don't care to maintain their properties, why should they if even the city won't maintain it's properties.

Today is Friday (as of 2 hours ago) and a lot of people do not work on Fridays, whether public or private sector.

Secondly how can you expect the city to do a decent job of cleaning graffiti when they have trouble shoveling sidewalks in front of city property or have trouble implementing citistat in under 30 years?

I don't know if there is a lot we can do other than convince ourselves that at least we are better off than a third world country. Do you really think it's going to change because maybe a council seat changes or even if the mayor is replaced?

Doug

Doug-

Just one thing: CitiStat isn't something that is implemented in 30 days. The city has been working very closely with the CitiStat people and following their timeline and advice regarding where and how to implement the program.

FWIW

Bill:

I wanted to note that Lakewood Public Library and the Panzica Construction and Infinity Construction have completed testing the "Elephant Snot" Graffiti Remover. We also evaluated various pre-coats and evaluated these for aesthetic impact, cost, and the effects of "Elephant Snot" on treated areas.

"Elephant snot," used with a power washer, is a great solution for spray painted graffiti.

Thanks, Bill, for the help.

We will be adding it to our cleaning supplies.

Kenneth Warren
Director
Lakewood Public Library

Kenneth Warren wrote:Thanks, Bill, for the help.

We will be adding it to our cleaning supplies.

Kenneth Warren
Director
Lakewood Public Library

Your welcome. I offered to donate the product to the City but they were not interested.

What did you do, phone up City Hall and tell them you had a big vat of elephant snot you wanted to donate? I could imagine the response would be "uh, thanks but no thanks".