Beautification

A well-tended bed of flowers or a beautiful lawn can have an amazing effect on a community. The effect is equally amazing when a broken window or a discarded bottle distorts the same view. Research by social scientists indicate there is a correlation between community pride and neighborhood crime. Communities that take pride in their neighborhoods have lower rates of crime. Cleaner communities have a better chance of attracting new business and new residents. These are reasons that KCB encourages everyone in Columbus to take part in keeping the city beautiful.

Leadership Columbus class of 2002 developed a step-by-step guide on developing gateways for any Columbus community to aid in city beautification.  To print or view the booklet using Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.

KCB supports groups involved in community gardening by providing bags, gloves and tools to assist their efforts. KCB would like to assist groups or individuals interested in adopting public areas in need of beautification in a similar fashion.

If you would like to sponsor or conduct a cleanup in your area, please contact us via the Columbus 311 Service center at (614) 645-3111. (simply dial 311 from most Columbus phones)

Graffiti Prevention

Permitting or allowing graffiti to remain on public or private property, especially if it is gang related, ethnic, racial or sexual in nature, is a detriment to the community. Graffiti not only makes our residential neighborhoods and our business communities look unattractive, it affects property values, business sales and the community's image. Removing graffiti quickly is one sure way of protecting your property and the surrounding neighborhood from repeated acts of vandalism.

Who is Responsible?

The City of Columbus is responsible for removing graffiti occurring on the public right of way. Please contact the City’s 311 Customer Service Center at (614) 645-3111 to report graffiti on the public right of way.

Graffiti vandalism occurring on private property such as a home, garage, fence, business or apartment complex is the responsibility of the owner.

Keep Columbus Beautiful supports your efforts to maintain your property. The KCB Visitor and Supply Center makes available on loan graffiti abatement kits which contain drop clothes, gloves, paint brushes, paint rollers, sand paper and more to assist Columbus residents in painting out graffiti.  Please contact us by calling the Columbus 311 Service Center at (614) 645-3111 to get started.

Brochures available:

Forms:

Adopt an Area

Register for a Cleanup.

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