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The City of West St. Paul is organizing a Clean Up Day to celebrate Earth Day.
- When: Saturday, April 20 from 9:30-11 a.m.
- Where: Meet at Harmon Park at the hockey rink.
- What: Grab garbage bags and grabbers at Harmon Park (bring your own gloves) and head out throughout the city to any public place that needs cleaning up.
- Prizes: Volunteers who fill an entire trash bag will be entered in a drawing to win gift cards to Zak’s Auto Service, The Fireside Lounge Bar & Restaurant, and Bobby & Steve’s Auto World.
- Bonus: Coffee and rolls will be available for all volunteers. Plus stickers from West St. Paul Reader.
A Little Effort Goes a Long Way
West St. Paul City Council Member Pat Armon has spearheaded regular city-wide cleanups. We asked him why it’s a priority:
The last thing any city wants is to be saddled with a reputation of being a dump. I want to do everything I can to see that West St. Paul does not gain such a standing. My hope is that the clean ups get more people to care and realize that a little effort can go a long way in keeping things clean.
I realize that litter clean ups in the spring and fall only allow us to tackle some of the problem for a short period of time. However, if others can see that people want to make a difference and become motivated to help in their own neighborhoods on a consistent basis, we can gain ground. I hope such momentum can slowly build more community spirit where litter is less tolerated.
Eventually I would like the city to begin other strategies to attack litter and stray shopping carts and I plan to do that in the months ahead. The more people who care about where they live, the sooner we can get that to happen.
Pat Armon
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