Cobourg Councillor Brings Motion Forward for Graffiti Art Installation

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A Cobourg councillor has brought forth a motion to help with the graffiti in town.

Councillor Adam Bureau brought forth a notice of motion at the regular council meeting held on August 31, 2020.

The motion is for information regarding a Graffiti Art Installation.

The Notice of Motion reads:
WHEREAS the Town of Cobourg has increasingly have seen a spike in illegal Graffiti all over Cobourg on our walls, mailboxes and numerous other places and

WHEREAS having a place where Graffiti Artists have a place to express their art work may curb the high costs of Cobourg tax payers and staff time to have clean and repaint surfaces all over town and

WHEREAS having a Graffiti walk installed in the Town of Cobourg not only will help curb illegal Graffiti but will also show how talented these Artists are and

NOT THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that council direct staff to bring back to the 2021 budget deliberations a report for costing and possible locations in the town of Cobourg.

The notice of motion form is up for debate on the next Committee of the Whole meeting schedule for September 14, 2020.

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