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Teaming up
Parks
and Recreation
removes graffiti in San Antonio’s 185 parks and 20
designated street corridors or "hot spots." Through the
use of restitution workers and volunteers, the City
saves more than $3 million a year in labor costs to
clean up graffiti in parks and park facilities. Parks
and Recreation encourages citizens to volunteer their
time to help with graffiti removal or pledge donations
to the program for additional tools. For more
information on volunteer projects or donations, call
207-8452.
Public Works removes graffiti from sidewalks,
traffic signs, retaining walls and streets and responds
to graffiti reported by citizens via the City’s 311
customer service number or reported by other
departments. The department also uses adult and juvenile
restitutioners to clean up graffiti. Public Works
removes more than 151,000 square feet of graffiti (4
football fields) per year. Additionally, 1500 gallons of
concrete paint and 5000 gallons of recycled paint are
used by the department to remove graffiti.
Environmental Services through its Household
Hazardous Waste Facility at 7030 Culebra Road, offers
free recycled and reusable paint for graffiti removal
projects. The facility is open each Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.; each Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and
the first Saturday of every month, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Keep San Antonio Beautiful partners with
Environmental Services to coordinate volunteer and
neighborhood community improvement projects including
graffiti abatement. Interested citizens should call
207-6460 for more information.
CPS Energy regards graffiti as an important
safety issue. When spray paint is found on electrical or
gas equipment, the situation can become dangerous. CPS
Energy urges citizens to call 353-2222 if
graffiti is found on any CPS Energy equipment or
property. Citizens should not try to clean the area
themselves. CPS Energy has specialized crews that are
familiar with electrical or gas equipment to ensure that
graffiti is safely removed. |