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11/9/2007 OUR VIEW Wilmington News Journal November 9, 2007 Anti-graffiti brigade looks for volunteers Posted Thursday, November 8, 2007 The launch of the Brandywine Hundred group, formed by Republican New Castle County Councilman Bob Weiner, follows a series of graffiti-related arrests in Newark and New Castle County in recent weeks. Volunteers in the brigade will be divided into four separate teams, each composed of about 24 children and adults tasked with reporting graffiti on public property, Weiner said. After law enforcement documents the damage, brigade members will paint over it. Doing so quickly will snuff out further acts of vandalism in the area, said Anglesey community resident Isaac Walker. "If we go and paint over it in 24 hours, they're not going to paint it again," said Walker, a captain of one team covering the Greenville area. Wednesday night's meeting included addresses from representatives of the Delaware State Police, New Castle County Police, Crime Stoppers and Delaware's Department of Transportation on ways area residents can help the state fight tagging as well as litter. "Everything that you do requires a little cooperation between different agencies," said Delaware State Police Capt. Patrick Ogden. If the group is successful both Weiner and law enforcement see potential beyond the Brandywine Hundred area. With roughly 20 people at Wednesday's meeting, the group is still looking for members for its four teams, but two teams are scheduled to start within the next month, Weiner said. "I'd like to see citizens take up more of a sense of ownership and pride in the community," Weiner said. Anyone interested in volunteering with the group can contact Weiner's office at 395-8362. Contact Alan J. McCombs at 324-2866 or amccombs@delawareonline.com. Have news? Please contact me! |
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