Archive for September 24, 2008
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).
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
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?”