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Highland Park councilors debate tougher graffiti rules, city-owned blue lights and enforcement costs
Summary
Council members and staff at a Highland Park workshop discussed drafting a stand-alone graffiti ordinance, whether the city can require private property owners to install surveillance lighting, and enforcement and cost-sharing for removal on vacant and city-owned buildings.
At a Highland Park City Council workshop, council members and staff spent more than 30 minutes discussing a proposed graffiti ordinance and enforcement options for tagged and vacant properties, including whether the city can require private owners to install so-called "blue lights" on buildings.
The council president opened the discussion by describing three items on the agenda and asking whether members wanted to focus on the graffiti ordinance or on other priorities. The council decided to devote time now to the residential rental ordinance and to continue work on a graffiti proposal at a later meeting, but discussed possible language and enforcement approaches for graffiti at length.
Council members and staff said the city now treats graffiti under the property-maintenance code but wants a separate…
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