![]() In 2013, the city spent $509,476 removing graffiti, about 12 percent more than in 2012. Narum said the budget keeps growing because of rising costs and increasing graffiti. 1, according to Julia Narum, in charge of the city’s graffiti removal program. The city has budgeted $516,219 for graffiti removal for the fiscal year that started Oct. The city plays a game of cat and mouse with graffiti artists and taggers, spending more than $500,000 a year to remove or paint over their work. But it doesn’t matter how many people bust the spot, the city will paint over it.” They are saying ‘(expletive) you.’ They don’t care. Reporting Texas agreed not to use his name because he fears legal consequences if his identity were known. “There’s a few of them that get together and keep the city workers really busy,” said one 25-year-old Austin-area graffiti artist. The more effort the city puts into covering up the graffiti under a bridge near Fifth Street, the more graffiti artists work to keep it up. Photo by Silvana Di Ravenna.Įvery couple of weeks, the City of Austin sends workers to cover the graffiti on a wall along North Lamar Boulevard with a fresh coat of paint. Visitors to Austin’s Graffiti Park make their way up and down the vibrant display.
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