Act On It vandalism campaign has volunteer help

By Lindsay Carey Staff Writer Businesses in town that experience vandalism will now be able to receive volunteer help to clean their facility, free of charge, as a part of the Act On It anti-vandalism campaign in town. Businesses can call Youth Services at 860-276-6281 to get volunteer help to clean and remove graffiti from a business. “You want to get rid of it as soon as possible,” said Town Councilor Dawn Miceli. “Research shows that the faster you can eradicate the vandalism the better, because they realize there are eyes watching.” Miceli said that she got the idea to assist businesses in cleaning up vandalism after receiving some concerns from business owners about the time frame that they were expected to have the vandalism cleaned. Earlier this year, businesses in town were asked to have vandalism removed about 24 and 48 hours after the crime. “It’s costly and time consuming, so it’s hard for businesses to do” said Miceli. “We’re hoping to alleviate some of the angst and expense when private businesses are tagged with graffiti.” Miceli, who has been leading the anti-vandalism campaign in town, said that she wanted to develop a volunteer base to help businesses with […]