Under a revised bylaw, Palma Town Hall will fine people defacing public or private property up to 3,000 euros.
This amendment to municipal ordinance doesn't solely target graffiti vandalism. Defacing can, for instance, include scratches. Depending on the seriousness, fines will range from 300 to 3,000 euros.
Organisers of events will be responsible for ensuring there is no damage to public spaces. If there is, they will have to immediately report this to the police. This covers events of a cultural, festive, recreational, sporting or any other nature.
The ordinance establishes that the town hall must clean or repair damage to public property and pass on the cost of this to those responsible.
Over the first ten months of this year, 13,839 examples of graffiti were removed. The town hall highlights the fact that some of these were in highly emblematic parts of the city, e.g. Dalt Murada by the Cathedral.
The Emaya municipal services agency has had to contract out specialist work for removing graffiti from listed buildings. This was the case, for instance, with graffiti at the Soller Train Station in September.
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These people think their living in the Bronx they should try living their and stop trying to do a poor mans copy of something they think is cool. If it was artistic that would be something and some is but the majority is just scrawl and some of it abusive. I'm glad to see the council making some noise about taking action but they've said that for years. Will the deterrent of increased fines work? Policing with drones sounds great but I haven't seen/heard any and I'm sure citizens would have a problem with their right to privacy if they were everywhere. Also, many of the culprits are kids; are they going to fine the parents because that's what they should be doing. If the parents take responsibility we won't have to pay the state to do it for them.
If it is poor disturbed people. How would they pay a Fine of 300 to 3000 Euros.? It is very Artistic people expressing their frustrations. A special area of renewable walls etc. Could relieve that frustration. These people/ children need help.
This must be fake news as the PP spent 8 years in opposition slating Palma council regarding graffiti, and said that they would clean it all up starting on day one. And of course now the PP is in power it is worse than ever.
About time. The poinless act of Graffiti as self promotion from disturbed kids needs addressed not only with a fine but also with an understanding as to why they feel the need to vandalise buildings.
Well we will see if anything come´s of this we have heard so much regarding cleanup and discipline regarding Graffiti and well actually Nothing especially private residences Shameful neglect of the real residence of Palma and elsewhere , However it´s still OK to break into and apartment and live there without any consequences ??? Filth and disrespect of private property needs to be taught to the young and failure to do this comes with consequences .