The Dalles City Council approved an ordinance to address graffiti abatement.  Community Development Director Steve Harris said the City did not have specific language on graffiti abatement in its codes, treating it has as general nuisance.  The ordinance sets time periods for property owners to address graffiti, with Harris noting locations not promptly dealt with can become targets to be hit repeatedly.  The time periods, calling for a five-day period for owners to remove the graffiti with the opportunity for hardship extensions, were a topic of discussion among Councilors.  Councilor Darcy Long-Curtiss called it “government overreach,” and asked for the ordinance to be read in full.  Harris added the City is working with Wasco County Youth Services to provide graffiti removal services upon request.