Illegal dumping of the week

[photo by Bill Crandall]

Rear of 500 block of Taylor Street, early Sat. afternoon [4/9]:

I, and several other neighbors, had noticed a pickup truck with a load of tree branches pulling into the alley. Somehow no one actually saw him take off, bequeathing his branches to us.

727-1000 (which has generally been pretty effective lately) was a bit sluggish, saying Dep't of Public Works doesn't work on the weekends and nothing could be done until Monday. Fortunately, our man Merrit Drucker - former Ward 4 services coordinator, recently promoted to Clean Cities coordinator - was answering his cellphone on a Saturday. He called EMA, which coordinated the removal with DPW. Voila, the stuff was gone the same day. Kudos to DPW's Street and Alley Cleaning Division.

Merrit said he considers illegal dumping a crime against the community. If you ever see trucks loaded up and cruising your alley, keep an eye on them (I only wish we could have caught our lumberjack). Merrit encouraged all of us to call in all such cases to both 727-1000 and 911.

Bill Crandall.

Comments

[leah fowler]

Illegal dumping is a crime because certain trash can effect the environment. The EPA is trying to eliminate certain trash such as mercury lamps, equipment, cathode-raytube, and other wastes. The community need to get together and work as a team and report any illegal dumping that is seen. If necessary write down any iformation that can help stop illegal dumping. If the person get caught illegal dumping, the fines and cost should be very expensive, which will be used for paying people to keep the environment clean.

[Joseph Martin]

As the age old expression says, a Petworth News picture is worth a thousand words.
JM