The rules would hold parents and legal guardians "jointly and severally liable" for children who get caught marking up private or public property with graffiti. That could mean covering the cost of removing the graffiti, in addition to paying a fine. Offenders could be subject to serving community service as well.
The proposal also would give the city authority to remove graffiti in some special cases in which homeowners can't afford to remove it themselves.
In 2008, Franklin police reported 150 graffiti incidents and the city parks and street departments together spent $2,200 in materials and labor removing graffiti.
Aldermen will meet for a work session at 5 p.m. at Franklin City Hall.
— KEVIN WALTERS
THE TENNESSEAN
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