[Summit] Summit Digest, Vol 81, Issue 4
Kenneth Barron
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Wed Dec 7 01:07:03 UTC 2011
Economy movers
Kenny
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> 1. Sad Graffiti (Michael McGlynn)
> 2. movers (Michaela O'Donnell)
> 3. Re: movers (Jeffrey Cavanaugh)
> 4. Re: Sad Graffiti (Jesse C. Polhemus)
> 5. Re: movers (Amanda Woodward)
> 6. Re: Sad Graffiti (Carol Cancro)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:00:18 -0500
> From: Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>
> To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Subject: [Summit] Sad Graffiti
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> At the bus stop on the bottom end of the bus tunnel. If you know this bus
> stop, you know that one wall is made up of tiles that describe all types of
> events in Providence history. Probably not easily cleaned.
>
> This is the kind of thing that really degrades quality of life in the city.
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8110271@N05/6463042035/
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> --
> Thank You,
> Michael Downer
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> From: "Michaela O'Donnell" <michaelao at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Summit] movers
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> Does anyone have any recommendations for movers?
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> I have a new refrigerator that won't fit up the stairs to my second floor
> kitchen. All my big furniture has come up and over the second floor porch,
> but this fridge is big/heavy and my friends and I can't do it ourselves.
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> Suggestions?
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> From: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
> To: "Michaela O'Donnell" <michaelao at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Summit] movers
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> Jones Moving and Storage in Providence.
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> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Michaela O'Donnell <michaelao at gmail.com
> >wrote:
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> > Does anyone have any recommendations for movers?
> >
> > I have a new refrigerator that won't fit up the stairs to my second floor
> > kitchen. All my big furniture has come up and over the second floor
> porch,
> > but this fridge is big/heavy and my friends and I can't do it ourselves.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:03:59 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Jesse C. Polhemus" <rynemonn at yahoo.com>
> To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us, Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Sad Graffiti
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> Michael, I had an anti-graffiti idea a while back that I never really ran
> with. ?My thought process went something like this:
> 1) Catching a vandal in the act is next to impossible, and legislating
> against spraypaint (there are so many easy solutions here: why not require
> all spraypaint to be easily removed by Solvent X, which is unlikely to be
> applied by accident but easily available) is unwieldly, so the only answer
> is to remove graffiti immediately. ?The incentive to create graffiti
> vanishes if it doesn't last for more than a day.
> 2) Within-a-day removal requires two things: a big cleaning crew, which
> costs money, and a rapid-reporting solution. ?The rapid-reporting solution (
> www.seeclickfix.com) already exists, is already used by the city, and is
> free.
> 3) That only leaves the problem of paying for the big cleaning crew. ?My
> best idea is go to the real estate agencies: I'd think properties in a
> graffiti-free city would be worth more, thus increasing their commissions.
> Maybe there's a better funding source, or maybe someone would like to take
> up this banner?
>
> - Jesse
> --- On Mon, 12/5/11, Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Summit] Sad Graffiti
> To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Date: Monday, December 5, 2011, 8:00 PM
>
> At the bus stop on the bottom end of the bus tunnel. If you know this bus
> stop, you know that one wall is made up of tiles that describe all types of
> events in Providence history. Probably not easily cleaned.
>
> This is the kind of thing that really degrades quality of life in the city.
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8110271@N05/6463042035/
>
> --
> Thank You,
> Michael Downer
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> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:13:12 -0800 (PST)
> From: Amanda Woodward <awoodward7 at verizon.net>
> To: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>, Michaela O'Donnell
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> Cc: Neighborhood Summit <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
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> I second that.? They were very professional and went above and beyond for
> us.
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> From: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
> To: Michaela O'Donnell <michaelao at gmail.com>
> Cc: Neighborhood Summit <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 8:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Summit] movers
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> Jones Moving and Storage in Providence.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Michaela O'Donnell <michaelao at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for movers?
> >
> >
> >I have a new refrigerator that won't fit up the stairs to my second floor
> kitchen. ?All my big furniture has come up and over the second floor porch,
> but this fridge is big/heavy and my friends and I can't do it ourselves. ?
> >
> >
> >Suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 07:10:38 -0500
> From: Carol Cancro <cscancro at gmail.com>
> To: "Jesse C. Polhemus" <rynemonn at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>, summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Sad Graffiti
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> I'm unsure whether neighbors are aware of existing options for dealing with
> graffiti. The link
>
> http://providenceri.com/graffiti-taskforce
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> contains information about municipal legislation, as well as tips on
> reporting and organizing teams to facilitate removal.
>
> However, when you click the link regarding cleanups, the first sentence
> reads: "The City of Providence will assist communities in cleaning up
> graffiti in their neighborhood." Of course, the tagged bus stop is a
> stone's throw from RISD, where neighbors may have very different
> perceptions. (I attended high school in the Bronx more than 30 years ago,
> when works by graffiti artists such as Zephyr and Futura 2000 were being
> exhibited in galleries.)
>
> I am not pretending that this is graffiti of the highest order. However,
> concerned Summit residents will likely need to collaborate with friends in
> College Hill.
>
> Here's another link, for those who choose to pursue this further:
>
> http://collegehillneighborhoodassociation.org/chna_graffiti_task_force.html
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Carol C.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Jesse C. Polhemus <rynemonn at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Michael, I had an anti-graffiti idea a while back that I never really ran
> > with. My thought process went something like this:
> >
> > 1) Catching a vandal in the act is next to impossible, and legislating
> > against spraypaint (there are so many easy solutions here: why not
> require
> > all spraypaint to be easily removed by Solvent X, which is unlikely to be
> > applied by accident but easily available) is unwieldly, so the only
> answer
> > is to remove graffiti immediately. The incentive to create graffiti
> > vanishes if it doesn't last for more than a day.
> >
> > 2) Within-a-day removal requires two things: a big cleaning crew, which
> > costs money, and a rapid-reporting solution. The rapid-reporting
> solution (
> > www.seeclickfix.com) already exists, is already used by the city, and is
> > free.
> >
> > 3) That only leaves the problem of paying for the big cleaning crew. My
> > best idea is go to the real estate agencies: I'd think properties in a
> > graffiti-free city would be worth more, thus increasing their
> commissions.
> >
> > Maybe there's a better funding source, or maybe someone would like to
> take
> > up this banner?
> >
> >
> > - Jesse
> >
> > --- On *Mon, 12/5/11, Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Summit] Sad Graffiti
> > To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> > Date: Monday, December 5, 2011, 8:00 PM
> >
> >
> > At the bus stop on the bottom end of the bus tunnel. If you know this bus
> > stop, you know that one wall is made up of tiles that describe all types
> of
> > events in Providence history. Probably not easily cleaned.
> >
> > This is the kind of thing that really degrades quality of life in the
> city.
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/8110271@N05/6463042035/
> >
> > --
> > Thank You,
> > Michael Downer
> >
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