[RP TownTalk] street sweeping,

Sat Sep 5 14:00:37 UTC 2009

I live about 2 1/2 blocks from the park and when I walk my dogs (I clean up 
 after them as well) especially on the weekend, the park is filled with  
people.  I don't think you need a permit to use the park.  I know  DeMatha 
does have a permit and some kind of agreement with P&P and I don't  believe 
there is any problem with them keeping things clean.  However the  B-Ball 
courts, playground and picnic areas don't need permits (I believe) and  that is 
where the problem of trash and litter occur.  Not to mention the  ear 
splitting music.  I can hear it at my house and I wonder how the people  who live 
on the border of the park stand it.  I thought there were bands  playing down 
there, but it seems like the people just line up their cars and  blast 
their stereos.  Maybe the park police don't work on weekends?   Maybe our town 
needs to form some type of relationship with P&P to keep the  area clean?  Is 
there anyone at the town office who could look into this  and guide us to a 
solution?  All that trash goes into our river which we  have been trying to 
clean up for years.  Giving our donations to the  Anacostia Watershed 
Society and giving our time on their clean up days seems to  just be putting our 
finger in the hole in the dam.  By the way they are  having a clean up day 
on Sept 14th.  You can go to their website for more  info.
Audrey

In a message dated 9/5/2009 9:35:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Euniverz at aol.com writes:

the park is a totally different issue and is very controllable with  
enforcement.  Is the use of the fields for organized games permitted by  the P&P?  
As in, aren't permits required?  If so, whomever signs  for the use of 
those fields should be responsible for the condition in which  they are left.  
Also, it's my understanding that certain beverage  containers are not 
permitted (ie, bottles, cans, etc).  The amount of  illicit trash after some events 
there is staggering.  And certainly, the  used condoms and diapers I 
occasionally see strewn about the park must carry  it's own set of ordinances and 
health code violations.

When I use the park, walking my dogs, I ALWAYS clean up after  myself.  
I've been doing it since the Koch Administration, so for me it's  no longer due 
to the threat of a ticket.  It's because  it's HABIT...and I don't want 
someone stepping in my dog's crap.   But for those who do not clean up after 
themselves, be it people trash or dog  poop, there are laws...that are only 
meaningless words if not enforced.

I've been told in the past the town has a good relationship with park  
police, and of course there is our own force.  Can we get some "low  hanging 
fruit" enforcement?

Adrianne Lefkowitz

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