[RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup

Mon Aug 26 21:26:34 UTC 2013

I, too, just want to respond to the litter issue, not the Dept of
Corrections.

I pick up litter all the time when I'm walking the dog and it astounds me
what people just seem to drop. There is little that those of us who are
responsible can do about the irresponsible, however, except provide an
example.

What I have trouble with is the contribution that Bates makes to the litter
issue. I have seen trash fall out of the cans as they are putting it in
their truck and they don't take the time to deal with it as it lays in the
street.

Last week, I came home to trash and garbage sitting next to my empty trash
can. I guess a bag broke when Bates was picking up my trash, but I find it
irresponsible of them not to clean it up. There were ants all over the
sizable pile by the time I got home and picked it up. It would not have
been a big deal if they had just scooped it up (they do wear gloves) at the
time.

Anyway, for those of us who care about our neighborhood and environment,
let's just keep doing what we can do personally. Thanks to those that do.

Dotsie

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 2:12 PM, tazimax <tazimax at verizon.net> wrote:

> I agree wholeheartedly about the litter issue. I live behind the McDonalds
> on rt. 1 and between the alley between us and the parking lots at Suntrust
> and the Jamal building, I end up with trash piled against my fence, in my
> yard and on the street. Nobody cleans the alley unless I mention it to
> McDonald's (when they built it they agreed to keep it clean). Suntrust
>  barely ever cleans up. Jamals building isn't too bad about cleaning up
> during the week,  but the weekend gets bad. Food trash leads to rats and
> none of us want that. Its a shame that even with businesses, no one cares
> anymore.
> Carol DePrato-Miller
>
>
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>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Beth Judy <bethjudy4 at gmail.com>
> Date: 08/20/2013 9:33 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
> Cc: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup
>
>
> HI,
> My posting is a little off topic - I don't want to comment on whether or
> not the Dept of Corrections should pick up the litter in Riverdale.
>
> I do, however want to comment on litter in Riverdale Park. When I walk my
> dog, I see a *lot* of litter around town. Even litter right next to the
> trash cans. I'm really grateful to Del for doing his part to pick up.  I've
> joined in too and clean up the public spaces. I'm not comfortable walking
> into someones yard.
>
> Any ideas on how we can encourage our citizens to keep Riverdale Park
> beautiful and litter-free? I know some of the litter is generated from pass
> through traffic.And the streets seem especially littered after
> trash/recyling day - some of the paper doesn't make it into the truck.
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
> Sheridan Street
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  Possibly not; however, even though I don't have children myself, I'd
>> prefer not to take the chance. Anyhow, if someone hasn't been paying their
>> traffic fines or they're guilty of "failure to appear," that would indicate
>> to me that while they might not be in the same category as an ax murderer,
>> they're still not exactly candidates for "citizen of the year."  JMO, of
>> course.
>>
>>   *From:* Lou King <lking at knob.com>
>> *To:*
>> *Cc:* "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 17, 2013 5:52 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup
>>
>> No James I did not miss, what I guessed was your point. I do strongly
>> disagree with the perceived danger.
>>
>> In this day and age, if I understand correctly, work details like litter
>> pickup are a coveted perk, as apposed to the "39 links of chain around
>> my leg" era of the old south where the work gang was a part of the
>> definition of "years at hard labor." I remember in the '60s when
>> traveling, seeing chain gangs with guards holding shotguns and rifles.
>> That was a different thing.
>>
>> We have evolved.  Volunteering for such "outside" work details by
>> selected, non-violent, offenders counts as good behavior and may shorten
>> their sentence, thus it is a desired assignment, not life threatening.
>> To say nothing the emotional lift from not being "inside."
>>
>> Although I agree the though process of someone being held by the
>> Department of Corrections may be questioned, do you really think someone
>> with a sentence counted in days in a County facility, for not paying
>> traffic fines or "failure to appear" would risk years in a State or
>> Federal facility by even talking to a child?
>>
>> Lou
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>>
>> James D. Holmes wrote, On 8/17/2013 12:08 PM:
>> > Lou
>> >
>> > You are missing the point.
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