Community Corner
East Atlanta's Appeal is its Grit, Not Graffiti
One neighborhood activist shares his desire for a graffiti-free community and hope the city enforces its own municipal codes.
EAST ATLANTA — One appeal of this neighborhood, known simply as the EAV, is its gritty, rough-'round-the-edges feel.
But gritty doesn't have to mean anything goes.
That's the exact sentiment expressed by East Atlanta resident Nate Minor, when it comes to the graffiti that has beset the core business district of the neighborhood.
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East Atlanta has taken it upon itself to clean up the Village, but Minor who went on a walking tour of the business district Friday, marking off the graffiti on buildings, says the city needs to do its part, too.
One tagger even ruined a Living Walls-commissioned mural.
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It's not just graffiti; trash is an issue, particularly some of the commercial garbage bins behind some of the commercial businesses.
In one appalling case, a commercial bin — heaping with mounds of trash — has not been emptied in more than a year, raising concerns about it being a magnet for rats and other disease-carrying vermin.
In this Patch Voices video editorial, Minor explains why he believes the city government should do its part to enforce municipal codes as it relates to building maintenance.
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