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Vandalism problem widespread 3 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, October 29, 2009 Time to turn back your clock and replace smoke alarm batteries As residents turn back their clocks as daylight savings time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, the Oakville Fire Department reminds everyone to replace the batteries in their smoke alarms. In order to survive a fire, Oakville Fire Department Public Education Officer Michael Harrison notes residents need to be provided with an early warning and also need to know what to do when that smoke alarm sounds. Harrison also pointed out that it is the law to have working smoke alarms on every storey of a home and outside all sleeping areas. For more information on home fire safety, visit www.oakvillefire.ca/homefiresafety.htm Continued from page 1 Graffiti, he noted, is cleaned up by the Town's Graffiti Abatement Program, which in 2008 responded to 3,000 pieces of graffiti scattered throughout the town. Cozzi noted the Town's regular maintenance cycles repair vandalized Town property as it occurs. Crews also clean up broken beer bottles on walkways and other litter left during the night. Cozzi's recommendations are more focused on stopping vandalism and rowdy behaviour before they happen. The introduction of lighting and surveillance cameras in `hot spots' could discourage people from loitering and misbehaving, noted Cozzi, as could security patrols, performed by paid duty police officers or security companies. Continuing with the alteration of urban design guidelines, so that the entire length of a walkway can be seen from the street was also seen as a potential solution. Other options included the closing of some walkways where required and the creation of a Community Development Coordinator, who would be responsible for coordinating walkway adoption programs, identifying vandalism hot spots and working with the Halton Regional Police Service to determine where extra patrols are needed. Creating formal partnerships between the Town, school boards and commercial plazas was also considered as a way to promote the adoption of nearby walkways. Through these adoptions, the Town hopes to stop the loitering and littering that has been occurring. The expansion of the Town's Graffiti Abatement Program to include private fences facing public property was also examined. Town staff recommended against this option, however, noting that removing graffiti from a few private properties was a slippery slope that could balloon out of control. Implementing the options would not come cheap with a Community Development Coordinator costing between $35,000-$77,000 a year, depending on whether the position was seasonal or fulltime. Increased security measures such as lighting improvements, surveillance cameras and security patrols are expected to cost around $81,000 per year. For some residents, the increased cost is seen as a necessity. "In Bronte we have some hot spots like the 7-Eleven, the Pizza Pizza, the East Street walkway in front of Ennisclare where you find needles and condoms and bottles and that sort of thing. Those people (who live in 9 LOCATIONS TO the area) are getting their patios trashed and furniture stolen," said Ann Sargent, executive director of the Bronte BIA. "We have a brand new business in town, Montfort Restaurant, and kids are standing right in front of the windows and pulling their pants down and mooning the diners, which is just charming, especially for a brand new business. This happens in the middle of the day." Sargent said many believe Bronte does not have an adequate police presence making it an ideal target for vandals. An East Gate Crescent resident noted that young people partying at a nearby shopping complex frequently come to his neighbourhood and vandalize homes and steal from the parked cars. As a solution, the resident suggested the closing down of a walkway that provides easy access between the shopping complex and the East Gate neighbourhood. Other residents opposed this idea noting they require such walkways to get around their community. Town staff pointed out that before any walkway closures occur, the surrounding community will be informed and will have an opportunity to discuss the issue. All anti-vandalism options will go before council on Monday for approval to be referred to the 2010 budget committee. YOU BETTER! 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