Mayor Michele Wu came to East Boston last Tuesday afternoon not only to personally remove graffiti from an abandoned warehouse on Border and Maverick Streets, but also to praise the Department of Public Works employees who have removed more than 400 instances of graffiti (also known as tagging) in East Boston alone over the last two months.
“Graffiti on private property is unwanted,” Wu said. “We need to take industrial steps to clean up graffiti vandalism that takes effort, time, and resources.”
The mayor urged residents to report instances of vandalism by calling 311 or by using the mobile app.
Joining Wu on her visit across the Mystic River was Ward 1 Councilor Gabriela Coletta.
“Solving 400 graffiti cases is no small feat,” said Coletta, who added that she is “proud of city workers for what they do.”
Other department officials also joined Wu in getting out the message that there are more than 1,200 job openings in the city’s workforce and urged residents to view the jobs on the city website and apply.