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Return of the Graffiti

Mar 29, 2008 - 8:37

Boise's graffiti problem has returned with a vengance

Late last year Boise police were all about bragging that they busted the culprits behind 85% of graffiti in the city, but this year it seems like the vandals are back with a vengeance... at least at one location on the west side.

Well, that's what Adam Rodriguez is reporting at 2news.tv, where his article focuses on Ultimate Tint and Wheel, a window tint and rim shop on Fairview Ave, where manager Steve Ramos blames his building's big white walls for attracting taggers.

Ramos told 2news that he paints over the tags frequently: "We go through five gallon buckets like nothing, man," he said. "At least once a week, we buy five-gallon bucket."

Apparently this is a really, really big deal here in the City of Trees. Last year Mayor Bieter said he got more complaints about graffiti in Boise than any other citizen-reported problem. Pretty neat, huh? Our biggest concern is spraypaint, not crack or auto theft or any of those horrible things. We citizens actually have enough free time to call the mayor and complain about graffiti on Fairview Avenue. Not bad for a growing city of nearly 250,000, eh?


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