The City’s beautification and graffiti removal team this weekend will lead a
community effort to remove graffiti from the detention basin near the
intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Civic Center Drive.
The event kicks off at 8:30 a.m on Saturday, April 19. The project is
expected to draw more than 40 volunteers from the Canyon Springs High School
Jr. ROTC program, the North Las Vegas Municipal Court Community Service
Program and members of the habitual offender program from the non-profit
Transitional Living Center.
The event is part of the City’s observance of April as Graffiti Awareness
Month. It coincides with regional graffiti abatement efforts of the
Southern Nevada Graffiti Coalition. The coalition, which includes North Las
Vegas, is made up of regional government agencies: Las Vegas, Clark County,
Henderson, the Clark County School District and the Las Vegas Metropolitan
Police Department. Graffiti has cost local government agencies tens of
millions of dollars to clean up.
Over the past fiscal year, the City of North Las Vegas has spent about $1.4
million on graffiti removal. City records show that from January 2007 to
January 2008, graffiti vandals were responsible for nearly $50,000 in
property damages.
Residents can report graffiti vandals anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers
at 385-5555 or the City’s hotline at 633-1871. The City’s goal is to remove
graffiti within 48 hours of when it is reported.
For information about Saturday’s event, call Steve Rehberger at 872-2189.
Youths Help Fire Department In
Community Smoke Detector Giveaway Program
The
City’s Fire Department on Saturday, April 19, will launch a two-week smoke
detector giveaway program, with members of the Boy Scouts of America, North
Las Vegas Explorers, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas students, who will
go door to door in neighborhoods offering residents new smoke detectors or
helping to change smoke detector batteries. The program starts at 8 a.m. in
the rear of Fire Station 51, 2626 E. Carey Ave.
The program will
target some of the mature neighborhoods around Fire Station 51, near Carey
Avenue and Daley Street. The project is expected to assist residents in
improving the fire safety of their home, while providing the Boy Scouts
credit toward Eagle Scout badges and college students a volunteer service
opportunity.
For more information,
please call Captain Cedric Williams at 633-1111.
