File #: 11-A-259    Version: Name:
Type: Presentation - AC/RC Status: Received
File created: 6/22/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/27/2011 Final action: 6/27/2011
Title: GRAFFITI SOLUTIONS PROPOSAL FROM TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Tamara Wright, Grade 5 teacher, and students of Timothy Christian School, addressed City Council to provide an open delegation concerning the graffiti solutions proposal her class had developed. Ms. Wright explained that her Grade 5 class was challenged by Councillor Brassard to find solutions for reducing graffiti within the City of Barrie. Students Christopher Veenstra and Avery Cameron provided suggestions to City Council related to mechanisms to report graffiti found throughout the City and the creation of a “concrete canvas” as an opportunity for graffiti artists to express themselves and to deter individuals from creating graffiti. Mayor Lehman and Councillor Brassard thanked the students for their suggestions and presented the students with a Community Improvement Award certificate for their efforts towards finding a solution for reducing graffiti in the City.
Attachments: 1. 110627 Open Delegation - Timothy Christian School - graffiti.pdf

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GRAFFITI SOLUTIONS PROPOSAL FROM TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

 

Tamara Wright, Grade 5 teacher, and students of Timothy Christian School, addressed City Council to provide an open delegation concerning the graffiti solutions proposal her class had developed.  Ms. Wright explained that her Grade 5 class was challenged by Councillor Brassard to find solutions for reducing graffiti within the City of Barrie.  Students Christopher Veenstra and Avery Cameron provided  suggestions to City Council related to mechanisms to report graffiti found throughout the City and the creation of a “concrete canvas” as an opportunity for graffiti artists to express themselves and to deter individuals from creating graffiti. 

 

Mayor Lehman and Councillor Brassard thanked the students for their suggestions and presented the students with a Community Improvement Award certificate for their efforts towards finding a solution for reducing graffiti in the City.