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| NORTH PORT LOOKING FOR HELP STOPPING VANDALS |
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WENGNews writes, "THE CITY OF NORTH PORT IS ASKING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO HELP STOP VANDALISM INSIDE LOCAL PARKS. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CITY’S PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO UPGRADE THE CITY’S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY PARKS BY REPLACING WORN OUT BENCHES, NEW TRASH RECEPTICLES, AND OTHER AMENITIES. BUT NOW VANDALS ARE TRYING TO RUIN ALL OF THE GOOD WORK THE CITY HAS DONE. IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, VANDALS HAVE SPRAY PAINTED GRAFFITI ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES, BROKEN INTO THE SKATE PARK BY SCALING THE FENCE, DOING DAMAGE TO IT, BREAKING AND DESTROYING RESTROOM SINKS, DESTROYING THE PLAYGROUND SHADE STRUCTURES, BURNING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, REMOVING AND DESTROYING SLIDES, REMOVING BOLTS AND SCREWS MAKING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT UNSAFE, AND THEY’VE DAMAGED SIX BRAND NEW PARK BENCHES AND BLUERIDGE PARK. THE CITY SAYS THEY’VE SPENT OVER $10,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND MAN HOURS OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND THEY ASK IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON ANY PREVIOUS VANDALISM, THAT YOU CALL THE NORTH PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT’S NON EMERGENCY LINE AT 429-7356. YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS IF YOU LIKE. "
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Posted on Mar 03, 2008 06:58am.
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