This has been all over the news here, and the City Councilman issued a statement saying chalk drawings aren't supposed to be considered graffiti:
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Sanitation Department spokeswoman Kathy Dawkins said while the department "does not consider a child's chalk drawing to be graffiti," the form letter is mailed after all complaints about graffiti to 311.
"If people call and complain, we have to follow it up; we have to respond," she said.
A property owner typically has 45 days to clean the markings or send a letter to the Sanitation Department saying they have no problem with the markings on their property, Dawkins said.
If there's no response, the Sanitation Department sends a inspector to see if the property has been cleaned.
In Natalie's case, it won't matter. A heavy rain on Thursday washed away the chalk.
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who introduced the 2005 city law requiring property owners to clean graffiti, said the legislation is meant to clean up spray-painted storefronts - not punish kids.
"It was never the intent of my law to capture chalk drawings on the sidewalk," Vallone said. "I would hope this type of misunderstanding doesn't happen again."
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Sounds like the family has a very cranky neighbor...
10-14-2007, 05:30 PM
What a world we live in!
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