In response to my questions about the graffiti removal process I received
this from the city:
"We have crews out to paint over graffiti on public property as second
priority after removing graffiti from the cases already reported. So, if
there is time left over, they will remove other graffiti from public
property only."
Seems to me that removing graffiti on public property shouldn't be a second
priority. Cleaning up one's own house should be a first priority. Why wait
for someone else to report it?
Tonight my daughter and I did another Graffiti Patrol. We talked about what
graffiti was, why we shouldn't do it, what to look for, and how to report
it. She spotted nearly every tag - and she is 4 years old. This time we
went about five blocks East and West of where we live and about three blocks
North. What we found was a concentration of graffiti around Folwell Middle
School and at the corner of 38th and 23rd. And a few more around 26th Ave S
between 38th and 39th. Many of the tags were ones I did not report
initially, but in the vicinity of tags I reported just to see if they would
get removed - and they didn't. And there were many new tags within just a
few days of my last report or removal. Makes me wonder if there is a plan to
watch tagger "hot spots."
So here's this weeks list which has already been forward to the Minneapolis
Graffiti Reporting Web site. And to those of you requesting that my family
tour your neighborhood, let me know your address and we'll see what we can
do, but no promises. ;-)
FAMILY GRAFFITI TOUR 2000
12 September 2000
STOP SIGN Standish and E 39th Street
SEMIFORE NE Corner of Cedar Ave S and 40th Street
LIGHTPOLE Alley on 39th St E between Standish and 21st Ave S
BUS BENCH NE Corner 38th Street E and 23rd Ave S
POWER POLE NW Corner 24th Ave S and 38th St E
DUMPSTER Alley of 2235 E 38th St
TOM THUMB DOOR 24th Ave S and 38 St E
POWER POLE E 38th Street North Side between 24th Ave S and 25th Ave s
BUILDING 2424 E 38th St
STAR TRIBUNE BOX NE Corner of 27th and E 38th St
TARGET MARKET BILLBOARD South Side 38th St E between 27th and 28th Ave S
BUILDING 2721 E 38th Street
MAILBOX NW Corner 28th Ave S and 38th St E
BUILDING 3808 28TH Ave S
LIGHTPOLE SE Corner of 38th Ave S and 38th St E
SNOW EMERGENCY SIGN 38th St E and 26th Ave S SE Corner
STAR TRIBUNE BOX NE Corner of 28th Ave S and 38th St E
POWER POLE Alley N on 38th St E between 28th and 29th Ave S
STOP SIGN NE Corner S 30th Ave and 39th St E
POWER BOX 39th St E between 26th and 25th Ave S on North Side
WATCH FORCE SIGN NE Corner 25th Ave S and 39th St E
DUMPSTER Casalenda�s at 38th St E and 23rd Ave S
ELEC BOX 3739 Standish Ave S
MORTUARY PARKING SIGN and STREET SIGN POST Standish Ave S and 37th St E SW
Corner
BUILDING Back of Action Auto 2328 E 38th St
CONSTRUCTION BLOCKADE Longfellow South and E 38th St South Side
STOP SIGN NW Corner 19th Ave W and 37th St E
STOP SIGN 20th Ave S and 39th St E NE Corner
GARAGE 3704 21st Ave S
STOP SIGN 37th St E and South 21st Ave S
STOP SIGN and MAILBOX south 22nd Ave and 36 � St E
STOP SIGN and FIRE HYDRANT Corner of South 19th Ave and 36th St E
MULTIPLE PARKING LOT LIGHTS Nile Health Care Parking Lot North Side of 23rd
Avenue South and E 38th Street
Russell Peterson
Ward 9
Standish Ericsson
R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N
"You can only fly if you stretch your wings."
3857 23rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-724-2331
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID
Founder
