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On Sunday evening, I was out walking my dog, and as usual, picked up cigarette butts and trash along the sidewalk on Mayo Ave. There was a Cornerstone resident (wearing a badge around his neck) smoking and I asked him if he knew that throwing cigarette butts on the ground was illegal. He said he didn't know that. He was a nice guy, and he explained the managers at Cornerstone make them go out there. Many of us here in the townhomes have tried to contact someone from Wake County to discuss this because our phone calls and emails to Cornerstone are unanswered. We don't mind them being out there, but clean up the mess! Hundreds of cigarette butts every couple of days. Better yet? ... why doesn't Cornerstone create an outside smoking area for their residents instead of insisting they walk out to the sidewalk and litter there? Ironically, after our nice conversation, the man who was smoking threw his cigarette butt on the sidewalk and walked back into Cornerstone!


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Closed City of Raleigh
We have notified Wake County and asked them to provide a cigarette butt receptacle convenient for the clients of Cornerstone. You may wish to follow up with them directly to help facilitate.
City of Raleigh
Just wanted to post an additional note that Wake County staff are going to try to make sure that their residents use the designated smoking area out back of Cornerstone. Annmarie Maiorano from Wake County will be arranging for periodic meetings with neighbors to make sure there is good communication about Cornerstone and to inform her of any issues arising from the activities of the residents. Please contact her to get on the mailing list for these meetings: amaiorano@wakegov.com (919) 856-5268.