"Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> The ****tland (Oregon) Water Bureau plans to install an 8-foot security
> fence around the 10-million gallon Kelly Butte storage in Southeast
> ****tland to combat taggers who have used the green tank as their canvas.
>
> Covering images of body parts, explicit language and cartoon faces every
> four months on average has cost the city more than $10,000 in the past
> year and a half, Tim Hall, a Water Bureau spokesman, said.
>
> The Lents Neighborhood Association has worked with the city on ways to
> avoid more incidents. The Water Bureau proposed the security fence,
> which will be installed in late fall. It will cost the city about
> $30,000.
>
> Dewey Akers, president of the neighborhood association, isn't sold on
> the fence solution.
>
> "A fence is as much an eyesore as graffiti on a tank," Akers said.
>
> He suggested security cameras or putting a cover on the tank to
> discourage taggers.
> But most of the 25 residents at a June 26 meeting with the city didn't
> have an issue with the fence. "It's in a remote enough area that it
> isn't going to create a huge visual problem," Akers said. The tank is
> off of a neighborhood walking trail.
>
> Marcia Dennis, graffiti abatement coordinator, said there's an increase
> of tagging in Lents and the tank's remote location is prone to
> vandalism.
>
> Tanks in highly populated areas, such as Mount Tabor, get surveillance
> cameras. But the city doesn't have enough resources to pay for that kind
> of security for all 70 tanks. The price of installing a security camera
> well exceeds the cost of installing a fence, Hall said.
>
> The watchful eye of neighbors who call to re****t mischief has resulted
> in the Water Bureau taking down fences around other tagger hot spots.
>
> "Because the Kelly Butte tank is so isolated, there are fewer neighbors
> calling the police," Hall said. If the problem continues after the fence
> gets installed, the ****tland Water Bureau will brainstorm other
> alternatives.
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> Poster's Note: I can clearly see this water tank from my home on Mount
> Tabor. The tank can also be seen from the 205 freeway and from
> ****tland's West Hills.
I go jogging up there occasionally. The whole butte is basically a
homeless
camp. It needs cleaned up, but I dunno if a fence will do it.
Curt
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