Description
There is a small passageway at the Southeast corner of the Mary Street parking lot leading to Trinity Church. It is filthy, with piles of leaves, trash, graffiti, and who knows what else. What a wonderful view on your way to praise God.
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In the past few weeks someone has indeed visited and cleaned out the trash, but the graffiti remain. It remains an embarrassment.
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3/4/11
It has its ups and downs, but the graffiti returns as does the trash. It is clearly a thorn in the side of the City as they alternate between repainting it, ignoring it, locking it, and so forth.
I don't know the right answer. Perhaps if we were to brick it, or at least brick the pavement then it would be more attractive and less subject to violation...
Yes I know there are more important things on the City agenda, but this one does affect a lot of people at a very special time in their week. We need to address it collectively.
22 Comments
5th Warder (Guest)
James Wermuth (Registered User)
Alan F. Sullivan (Guest)
I went down to clear it out today but it was already done.
Alan F. Sullivan
Candidate 1st Ward Council
alanfsullivan (Registered User)
Andy Lavarre (Guest)
I just checked it again this past Sunday 30 August 2010. The trash has returned along with an increasing pile of dead leaves, surely to grow as fall progresses. And the graffiti remains unchanged.
With regard to the latter (graffiti) perhaps the city should do as they do in EU and UK. It's done wonders there for tube trains and outlying areas: sponsor a graffiti contest to choose a design, then turn the artist loose to do his work and get recognition. Which is what they're after anyhow.
Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
Andy Lavarre (Guest)
Well, hello. Someone has finally come up with the solution: Install a steel gate on both ends, padlocked.
Woohoo!! Well done City of Newport. Now the little blue-haired ladies trying to get to church from their car at the top of the Mary Street can get their exercise walking THREE CITY BLOCKS to get to mass.
Well done!!
NOT.
Andy Lavarre (Guest)
Andy Lavarre (Guest)
Andy Lavarre (Guest)
Awesome. Someone is listening, thank you, City of Newport.
They unlocked the gates, at least for last Sunday, so the little bluehairs can get to church without the hike.
But they still need to clean up the leaves...
There has to be a solution. Video camera surveillance? The leaves are an act of nature, but the graffiti and filth are not. What do the neighbors know?
Thanks, Andy
Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
John (Registered User)
Andy, what does Kristen L. say about this? They do have an anti-graffiti paint that they will be applying to the Hunter Park mural when completed - perhaps this could help.
John
Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
John (Registered User)
Yes -- I always thought this tool was under used. Thanks Andy.
John
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Mike @ KnowingNewport (Registered User)
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Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
Andy Lavarre (Registered User)
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