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Graffiti removal first part of action plan

TIM CURRAN
THE MID-COUNTY MEMO
Bert Wilkins removes a gang tag from a fence on East Burnside Street at 143rd Avenue along the MAX light rail line last month during one of four days of graffiti removal as part of the East Portland Action Plan.
MEMO PHOTO: TIM CURRAN
The East Portland Action Plan committee led four days of graffiti removal throughout the EPAP area last month. Scores of reported, documented and photographed cases of graffiti were targeted for cleanup and removed by crews from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s Graffiti Abatement Program, the Youth Employment Institute and volunteers. The area of Portland the EPAP covers is large, roughly from 82nd Avenue to the eastern city limits, north to Argay and south to the Clackamas County boundary line.

The EPAP process is moving toward making some difficult decisions. At their meetings on July 10 and 24 at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave., the committee will set priorities for both short- and long-term implementation of possible projects on Action Tables. The potential projects were created as a result of input from public open houses, committee members and other sources. The committee has also developed a “filter,” or criteria for short-term projects, that places a heavy emphasis on activities that assist in community organizing. The Portland City Council has allocated $500,000 for short-term projects in east Portland.

Mid-county looks nicer these days, thanks to EPAP’s graffiti cleanup. One of the most important tools to reduce the recurrence of graffiti is to remove it within 24 to 48 hours. Neighbors and volunteers can submit graffiti reports online with location information at www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c= 32420 or by calling the Graffiti Hotline at 503-823-4824.

ONI’s Graffiti Abatement Program can assist with free graffiti removal on owner-occupied residential properties, small businesses and most nonprofits.

To volunteer in future events, to find out more about June’s graffiti cleanup or to ask general questions about graffiti, graffiti abatement or resources, please contact Marcia Dennis, graffiti abatement coordinator, at 503-823-5860 or mdennis@ci.portland.or.us.
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