This press release was prepared just after the Saturday event--lots of great people who care about the place they live, work and worship.
Arkansas Road Great American Cleanup 3/24
It’s amazing what a concerned group of citizens can do when they join together!
• Over 350 bags,
• 2720 pounds (1.36 tons) of trash,
• Police Juror Paul Hargrove organized with KWMB coordinator Beth Betz
• Mayor Dave Norris, and got soaked with pollen while assisting
• Well over 100 participants from churches and civic organizations
• WMHS Physics Club and National Honor Society students with
• Teachers and parents of Drew and Claiborne Schools
• State Representative Mike Walsworth with friends and neighbors
• Support services from OPPJ Public works who retrieved the bags from the roadside and
• code enforcement agent Randy Duke from the city of West Monroe providing support services to participants.
Events like this last cleanup show what a determined group can accomplish in a short period of time. People who have a vested interest in the place where they live, work and worship made a difference in the baseline amount of litter along Arkansas Road, Ole Hwy 15, and other adjacent roadways to Arkansas Road.
This was coordinated by a task group of concerned citizens with agency assistance from Keep West Monroe Beautiful, Ouachita Parish Police Juror Paul Hargrove-who enlisted support services from the Ouachita Parish Public Works Department for trash bag removal; Keep West Monroe Beautiful and Keep Ouachita Parish Beautiful provided vests and litter gitters. OPSO also supported us by having two deputy’s out on the highway slowing traffic down, and Louisiana State Police Troop F also patrolled the work area on the highway with at least 2 marked cars all morning.
Beverages were donated by: bottled water by Crystal Clear Water, Scott’s Pure Water, and Coca-Cola. Local support for supplies from Guy Wallace who donated 500 bags, and Keep America Beautiful helped Glad donate bags nationwide.
Arkansas Road Great American Cleanup 3/24
It’s amazing what a concerned group of citizens can do when they join together!
• Over 350 bags,
• 2720 pounds (1.36 tons) of trash,
• Police Juror Paul Hargrove organized with KWMB coordinator Beth Betz
• Mayor Dave Norris, and got soaked with pollen while assisting
• Well over 100 participants from churches and civic organizations
• WMHS Physics Club and National Honor Society students with
• Teachers and parents of Drew and Claiborne Schools
• State Representative Mike Walsworth with friends and neighbors
• Support services from OPPJ Public works who retrieved the bags from the roadside and
• code enforcement agent Randy Duke from the city of West Monroe providing support services to participants.
Events like this last cleanup show what a determined group can accomplish in a short period of time. People who have a vested interest in the place where they live, work and worship made a difference in the baseline amount of litter along Arkansas Road, Ole Hwy 15, and other adjacent roadways to Arkansas Road.
This was coordinated by a task group of concerned citizens with agency assistance from Keep West Monroe Beautiful, Ouachita Parish Police Juror Paul Hargrove-who enlisted support services from the Ouachita Parish Public Works Department for trash bag removal; Keep West Monroe Beautiful and Keep Ouachita Parish Beautiful provided vests and litter gitters. OPSO also supported us by having two deputy’s out on the highway slowing traffic down, and Louisiana State Police Troop F also patrolled the work area on the highway with at least 2 marked cars all morning.
Beverages were donated by: bottled water by Crystal Clear Water, Scott’s Pure Water, and Coca-Cola. Local support for supplies from Guy Wallace who donated 500 bags, and Keep America Beautiful helped Glad donate bags nationwide.
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