Contact:  Brooks Newkirk
Phone:  336-373-3769
 

      See Graffiti? Report it to 373-CITY
Do your part to keep Greensboro beautiful

 GREENSBORO, NC -- (February 2, 2009) – The City of Greensboro is streamlining its approach to eliminating graffiti in an effort to remove it quickly and wants you to help. Don't worry, the City's not asking you to pull out your gloves and paint remover. It's asking you to help by making a simple phone call.

If you see graffiti, even gang graffiti, report it to the City’s Contact Center at 373-CITY (2489). The only time graffiti should be reported to the Greensboro Police Department is if it is an act in progress.

The City is asking the public to get involved in cleaning up graffiti because the presence of it in the community sends the message that nobody cares. It can attract other forms of crime and street delinquency, drain tax dollars for clean up and decrease property value.

For more information on how graffiti harms communities, visit www.graffitihurts.org.  

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The City of Greensboro works in partnership with the community to build an increased quality of life for all residents by fostering an environment where inclusion, diversity, and trust are valued.  As the seventh largest employer in Greensboro, the City has a dedicated professional staff of 2700 employees who maintain four core values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect.  The City of Greensboro is governed by a council-manager form of government where a mayor and eight council members act as the legislative body.  For more information on the City of Greensboro, please visit us online at www.greensboro-nc.gov.