The reason is because Spring 2017 officially begins on Monday, March 20. It is just around the corner!
We really have not had a bad winter. With regard to snow, it has not been as abundant as in previous years when the Governor authorized us to throw the snow into the river. If it is true that at the beginning of February, for two consecutive weeks classes were suspended, the city offices were closed and the trash collection was deferred for two weeks, the fact is that our city was spared the blizzard that had been forecasted.
The truth is that the first signs of spring are in the air, with cool mornings and cold afternoons, while the temperature rises at noon. These signs are what motivate most people to get out and start collecting what was hidden under the snow. It’s contagious!
In its effort to keep the city clean, in addition to garbage collection and recyclable materials, the city will soon begin its yard waste collection programs as well as street-sweeping.
We also have Groundwork Lawrence and their Green Team, with their Lawrence area clean-up and beautification program which they have been doing together for years with Comcast, although we have not yet received any correspondence about it.
You can also participate individually or as a group. The example was given by District D Councilor, Jeovanny Rodriguez who joined forces with a group of volunteers and dedicated their free time to clean several streets in his district last year. We hope that this year more people will emulate their example since the city does not have enough staff to keep the city clean.
But all this effort will not be worth it unless we all take part in monitoring the ordinance violators who think the city is a dump. If we want to keep the city and its neighborhoods clean, we all have to take part, not only cleaning and sweeping the same sites year after year, but monitoring and reporting the violators.
