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Ordinance committee urges Board of Health to extend graffiti‑removal notice; marks order 'complied with'
Summary
After hearing building owners and neighborhood councilors, the committee marked a graffiti‑ordinance review as 'complied with' and asked the Board of Health to adopt a 14‑day notice policy (instead of 7 days) for removing graffiti before fines escalate; members emphasized focusing enforcement on problem properties.
HOLYOKE — The Ordinance Committee on Tuesday addressed a petition from business owners asking that the city reconsider calling property owners immediately liable for graffiti removal.
Councilor Devine described a case in which a funeral home was hit by vandalism and carried the immediate cleanup cost. Several councilors and attendees said current practice can be unfair to business owners who are targeted by illegal tagging. Councilor…
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