There were no graffiti attacks in Greytown.
Councillor Solitaire Robertson said she was concerned about the amount of graffiti and how much it was costing.
"We've already reached our maximum, it's not good.
"How are we putting our heads together in a proactive way?
"How do we deal with it?"
She said she had heard of some older people wanting to patrol their communities.
SWDC chief executive Paul Crimp said he was keen on the council using security camera systems to catch people, like Masterton District Council did.
"If we have got some hotspots, we can put cameras there."
Mayor Adrienne Staples said winter meant the number of strikes tended to go down.
Along with the graffiti issue, rates arrears were discussed at the council's monthly meeting yesterday. Mr Crimp said arrears were still "disappointingly high".
Ratepayers owe $739,000 to the council.
He said the council was becoming more aggressive in its efforts to get the money it was owed.
"We're taking a bit more of a hard line, and we'll be resisting repayment schemes from people who have a rental property or holiday homes."
He said there were around 100 ratepayers who owed the council more than $5000.
Anyone with overdue rates would be penalised in July.
The council is also starting to prepare for the digital TV switchover later this year.
It expects Wairarapa residents will be getting rid of 770 television sets once analogue transmissions end in September.
The council is working to set up e-waste stations and to figure out how to deal with unwanted sets.
Councillors agreed to raise building consent fees by 5 per cent, to align with Masterton District Council fees.
Building consent for a garage, for example, will be raised from $760 to $798.
The consent cost for a single-storey weatherboard house in an urban area will be raised from $2912 to $3058.
