City of Sunnyside Response to Vandalism Applauded

Recently the stop sign at the corner of my street was vandalized.  Someone spray painted some graffiti on the bottom half of the sign, and therefore defaced it.  It always bothers me to see any kind of property intentionally defaced or destroyed.  It should offend everyone when this occurs to public property.  Having grown up in the South, near Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, I unfortunately saw the effects of vandalism on monuments and statues.  Perhaps that is why I am sensitive to the issue of vandalism.  Wherever it comes from, it is just something that needles me.

I sent off an email to the city advising of the problem, and did not give much thought to it afterwards.  To my amazement, within a day, the city had someone come out and clean the stop sign!  This was a pleasant surprise as I did not expect such a rapid response.  After seeing this, I sent another email to the city to say thank you.

There will always be things to complain about, and deficiencies in operations to be overcome.  However, not everything in government is done badly.  When things are going well, people for the most part do not think about it.  In a deliberate attempt to buck this trend, I would like to publicly thank the City of Sunnyside, and all employees that were involved in cleaning the stop sign.  It is appreciated.  Keep up the good work.

Before Cleaning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Cleaning: