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Walla Walla residents urge action on downtown chalking and hate speech; council attorney to draft ordinance
Summary
Multiple residents told the Walla Walla City Council on Jan. 8 that recurring chalking and graffiti on downtown sidewalks — including messages residents call hate speech — harms the city's image. Council members said the city attorney is working on an ordinance and that a draft is expected by the council's first meeting in February.
Several Walla Walla residents used the Jan. 8 public-comment period to urge City Council action on repeated chalking and other markings on downtown sidewalks, calling the markings visual blight and, in some cases, hate speech. Council members said the city attorney is drafting an ordinance and expect to present it no later than the council's first meeting in February.
Those who spoke included long-time residents and people who said they regularly remove markings. "I'm here to speak ... in support of some action to be taken with regard to the visual bright blight on the sidewalks of Walla Walla, especially downtown," said Randall Sampson, who identified himself…
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