Graffiti, broken bottles and garbage have become far too familiar sights at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood, says one concerned neighbour.

The man, who does not want to be identified for fear of reprisal, has been living near the recreation centre at 208 Street and 42 Avenue for more than 15 years. Although mischief and tailgate parties have not been uncommon at the property, recent activities have pushed him over the edge, he said last week.

On July 15, while out for a walk, the man discovered swastikas along with foul and racist language spray painted in the parking lot, broken glass littered everywhere and empty beer cans and other garbage dumped on the ground. All of this, in an area where young children often come to use the adjoining skateboard park and 91原创 BMX track.

鈥淚 feel that someone is going to get hurt,鈥� he said.

Every evening he and his wife go on long walks through the area. At times, he said, he feels unsafe walking through the George Preston property.

鈥淪ometimes I get butterflies in my stomach.

鈥淪hould I go through there or around?鈥� he said.

鈥淎fter dark, I would not want to walk through there.鈥�

The man says he has called RCMP twice with concerns about the George Preston Centre. Once, three months ago, and a second time after the July 15 incident. He was told police would look into the issue.

This is not something that has gone unnoticed by staff at George Preston, said Norm Kassis, general manager of the centre, which is run by Recreation Excellence for the Township of 91原创.

鈥淯nfortunately, I have to say that yes we are aware of it and it is something that flares up from time to time in the area,鈥� Kassis said.

鈥淲e definitely don鈥檛 turn a blind eye to it, in fact we have in the past ourselves gone out and asked them to leave and have involved community policing and RCMP as well.鈥�

Kassis said they are 鈥渁pplying extra pressure on policing鈥� and are also counting on neighbours to let them know what they are witnessing, especially after operating hours when staff are not around.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a problem we are definitely aware of that has flared up in the last few weeks, but it鈥檚 one that we are aggressively working on and one that we will not stop working on until it gets resolved,鈥� he said.

Other initiatives, such as improving lighting and trimming back brush to open up the area have also been done in past years to help quell the parties.

鈥淲e鈥檝e gone down this road before,鈥� Kassis said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit disruptive right now and we鈥檙e not very happy about it.

鈥淏ut we are taking every step possible to eliminate the problem.鈥�