KEMPTONIANS may soon be able to travel through their city without having to look at all the graffiti.
The Clean Kempton Project, brainchild of Dr Hennie Barnard, MD of EEU Taltronics and EEU Personnel, may lead to the city becoming virtually free of graffiti within the next few months.
According to Barnard they want to get rid of graffiti as far as practically possible while discouraging future “artists” to use Kempton’s bridges and walls as their canvas.
The area to be targeted is Kempton Park west of the R21.
Barnard has identified two young unemployed men who will undergo training on how to paint, what type of paints to use how to colour-match.
Then, under the supervision of a project leader, they will go to graffiti-hotspots and re-paint the surfaces with appropriate paint, employing the best colour-matching possible.
They will eradicate graffiti from both government and private property but the latter only with direct permission from the owner.
Ekurhuleni Metro is aware of the project and fully supports it.
Barnard said the community were encouraged to contribute by sending an sms to 079-982-9656 of the address or location of eyesore graffiti in their area.
The owners of hardware stores and paint shops who acknowledge the advantages of Clean Kempton and wish to donate paint, rollers, brushes, sand paper or even give discount on relevant purchases, need to contact the project leader, Johnny Bosman, on 079-982-9656.
Kempton Express will acknowledge each donor’s contribution and will provide regular feedback on the progress of Clean Kempton.
