Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Streets and Sanitation Announce 46 Percent Improvement in Response Times to Graffiti Removal Requests

by Gary Kopycinski on August 18, 2014

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Faster response time has also greatly reduced number of open graffiti removal requests

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) announced today that response times to graffiti removal requests received from residents have improved by 46 percent, due to a combination of continued implementation and refinement of the grid-based removal system and the addition of more removal resources this year.