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CLAY COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AFTER
SOMEONE VANDALIZED PARKS IN
BRAZIL.
AND, CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE
DAMAGES WILL COST
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX.
NEWS 10'S PATSY KELLY EXPLAINS.
" PARK SUPERINTENDENT BILL
HOUCK HAS BEEN WORKING AT
FOREST PARK FOR EIGHT YEARS. HE
SAYS THE ACTS OF
VANDALISM ARE UPSETTING. "WELL
YEAH, IT'S HARD TO DO A LOT OF
WORK ON THINGS AND HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN AND DESTROY IT.
IT'S DEMORALIZING." IN RECENT
WEEKS, PARK
WORKERS SAY SOMEONE HAS
VANDALIZED FOREST PARK,
WHEELER PARK AND CRAIG PARK. THE
DAMAGE: BROKEN
WINDOWS, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
AND PICNIC TABLES.
PARK WORKERS FOUND GRAFFITI IN
RESTROOM AREAS.
THEY SAY SOMEONE EVEN RIPPED
PLUMBING RIGHT FROM THE
BATHROOM WALLS. PARK OFFICIALS
ESTIMATE THE
DAMAGE COSTS OVER 2000 DOLLARS.
"AND UNFORTUNATELY,
WE HAVE A LOT OF TEENAGERS THAT
HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT
OF TIME OVER HERE, WHICH IS
FINE, IF THEY WOULD JUST BE
NICE WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND
EVERYTHING."
THE BRAZIL PARKS AND RECREATION
BOARD DECIDED
TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE. THEY
ARE WORKING WITH THE BRAZIL
POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT CAN BE
DONE.
POLICE UP PATROLS WHEN THEY HEAR
OF VANDALISM AND..
THE BOARD IS ALSO INSTALLING
MORE SECURITY CAMERAS IN THE
PARKS AT OVER 160 DOLLARS A POP.
BUT WHAT CITY LEADERS ARE MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT... IS THE
CHILDREN. THEY DON'T WANT
ANYONE TO
BE SCARED. "WE WANT OUR PARENTS
THAT HAVE SMALL
CHILDREN AND GRANDPARENTS THAT
WANT TO BRING THEIR
SMALLER CHILDREN OVER HERE TO
PLAY, WE DON'T WANT THEM
TO BE FRIGHTENED." THE PARK
BOARD AND EMPLOYEES
HAVE ONE PLEA. THEY WANT THE
COMMUNITY TO
HELP. "THE MAYOR HAS APPEALED TO
THE CITIZENS, THE
PARK BOARD HAS APPEALED TO THE
CITIZENS, PLEASE BE OUR EYES AND
EARS." THEY ASK IF ANYONE SEES
VANDALISM GOING ON, CALL THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICIALS WANT TO MAKE THE PARK
SAFE AND CLEAN FOR EVERY
FAMILY. IN BRAZIL WITH
PHOTOJOURNALIS
T JOHN TIMM, PATSY KELLY, NEWS
10. "
THE BOARD AND POLICE DEPARTMENT
MIGHT IMPOSE AN
AGE LIMIT ON CITY PARK
PLAYGROUNDS.
THIS IS IN ORDER TO KEEP
UNWANTED BEHAVIOR AWAY
FROM CHILDREN. [B5]FIRE
SAFETY-VO