Description
For the seventh time in the last 12 days the litter can at the southern edge of the basketball courts is overflowing. This can, donated by a neighbor, was placed there after residents were raking the trash into piles for cleanup. Please empty the can and add city cans or enforce the littering laws. Trash in the park has been an ongoing issue (look through the DC 311 records).
6 Comments
Godkänd DC 311 (Registered User)
Tom in Michigan Park (Guest)
Anonymous (Registered User)
Thank you Tom.
I know I haven't caught the garbage every morning (there were piles Friday night, but someone cleaned it Saturday morning for a birthday party) because there are other residents who are starting to clean up (the one who donated the trash can for example). The park essentially forms a front yard for the neighbors and there is only so long you can look at an area full of litter. There is not an expectation for Augusta National, but it also does not need to look like trash bags were opened and dumped out.
I attended both of the community meetings for the $1.5 million that will be spent on the park. This budget earmark is actually for the baseball/football fields. The majority of the funds will be spent on replacing the lights with another significant chunk going to leveling and replanting the grass field.
There will be attention to park outside of the track area, but that is being done by a private group that is donating their time and some assets. I don't know if/how trash collection will be incorporated.
A concern is the long-term maintenance of whatever is done. Obviously, litter has been an issue. I am trying to use pictures to show decision makers the extent of the problem. The solution needs to be a multi-pronged approach which would involve coordination of the entities responsible for the park.
The survey included a list of other possible amenities. I did request an improvements related to litter collection. We will see what happens.
Patti Garza (Registered User)
Anonymous (Registered User)
Hi Patti,
Thank you for the suggestion; however, the trash and litter is from daily users. The can will overflow on a Tuesday evening from the coming and going of park users. The problem needs to be addressed a couple of ways and your suggestion is definitely an appropriate one.
Yesterday's birthday party was an outlier (the first birthday party I have seen in the park in four years of living across from the park - It tells me things are going in the right direction). Generally, the large, organized groups have done an okay job of bagging their trash and using the big dumpster that is also available. The organized sports teams even go over the entire field after a day full of games.
Stängt DC 311 (Registered User)