City of Phoenix Annually Spends $2 Million of Taxpayer Money Fighting Graffiti
As part of this month's "Graffiti Free Awareness Month," the city of Phoenix, AZ, is hoping residents will spread the word about graffiti problems and how to combat a problem that's costing the city, and subsequently the people, a lot of money. According to PBS in Arizona, Phoenix spends about $2 million a year cleaning up graffiti.
The city wants to “get neighborhoods, the community more involved, recognizing the blight in our neighborhood, which is graffiti,” said Lee Staten, volunteer coordinator with the city’s Neighborhood Services Department.
Compared to most cities, Phoenix is probably one of the most modern when it comes to tackling the issue. The city has an app called MyPhxAz, which residents can hop on and report the exact location of any graffiti they see around the city....