Litter Be Gone — But, The Weeds Stay Put

by Chuck Ring

At the last Edgewood Town Council meeting, Diane Stearley announced NM/Edgewood Clean & Beautiful, the Town of Edgewood and the Edgewood Chamber of Commerce will be  sponsoring a cleanup day. The event is to be September 27, 2008 (this coming Saturday).

Edgewood Cleanup

Interested individuals are asked to meet at the Edgewood Town Offices at 9:30 AM. Hopefully, they will be issued gloves, bags, orange vests (?) and other necessities such as coffee and donuts (one of the major food groups).  Once everyone has signed on and each person has his or her assigned area and has agreed to not hold snakes and rats responsible for any bites, the real gathering will begin.  Hopefully, there will not be near the litter that has shown up in the past. This year, we have newly landscaped areas on Old 66 (State Road 333) that have not grown weeds. Unfortunately there are plenty of weeds to attack on State Road 344 At The Risk Of ……… if we could just find a mayor to act or some weed soldiers to man the tanks.

It has now been 32 days since I first spoke with the mayor about hiring someone to get rid of the weeds, or in the alternative, to  pressure or partner with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to do so.

Can anyone say, “Open government with closed ears and pocketbook?”

2 Responses “Litter Be Gone — But, The Weeds Stay Put”

  1. Bob Steiner says:

    Mr. Ring’s article highights an ongoing problem at the town hall. Our town does really need some “results- oriented ” supervisory help. Indeed, the Mayor has made an effort to hire a administrator, although his candidate was summarily rejected by the council. Perhaps eliminating old buddies and friends from the equation and publishing a formal job vacancy announcement in the press might bring forth the proper candiate for the job?

  2. Chuck Ring says:

    Mr. Steiner,

    I agree with you regarding the administrator, but I also believe the mayor should quickly resolve something that has made Edgewood a laughingstock. Once again, if the mayor is not going to act , our elected council should act on their own to resolve a matter that has become quite ridiculous and embarrassing. They were elected for several reasons. One of those reasons was to show pride of ownership. I know that they have other jobs, but I truly believe that most of the councilors who deign to travel south of Dinkle would recognize the problem and act to resolve it.

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