New tool to combat unwanted graffiti in Holyoke

the city of Holo is breaking out new technology to combat graffiti on buildings and other spaces downtown 22 news reporter Christina deor joins us live in studio after speaking with the mayor about how this will help Property Owners get rid of unwanted writing Sia mayor Garcia says he wants this to be a partnership between the city and Property Owners to combat this new sense you wake up one morning and there it is and there it is graffiti defacing City buildings it's considered a quality of life issue and it's a headache for property owners in cities like Holio who are required to cover it up or face penalties we were learning how expensive it is for these Property Owners to remove this graffiti and it's like constant how do we meet folks in the middle to navigate this nuisance that isn't really their fault and the city has an answer we're calling it The graffiti eater the graffiti eater is a state-of-the-art trailer equipped with a power machine and eco-friendly materials designed specifically for graffiti removal it uses a detergent called elephant snot and despite the silly name it works to vaporize graffiti right off of a building it's deployed upon request from property owners who must sign a liability waiver for any potential damage it may cause to their property the goal is not to only beautify holy o but to help property owners who are responsible for removing graffiti and send a strong message that vandalism won't be tolerated I strongly feel it's going to deter the activity from happening where mitigating these issues deescalate as much as possible and that's going to require collaborative efforts between both the property owners and the city we got to work together to make sure that we are demanding the respect and accountability that our city deserves polio residents can report graffiti to the mayor's office or to the DPW they can also utilize a c click fix online system where a resident can take a photo and leave a message of the graffiti for the city to see and later remove and this largely is in part of the Holy Oaks Flex Squad which is an enforcement team deployed on Saturdays that issues code enforcements working for you tonight chis deor 22 News