The town should acknowledge that street sweeping is different than trash pick up.In 28 years I have yet to see a town crew picking up litter on the town land that abuts the reservoir land. This remains a dumping ground for all sorts of trash. A clean up Once a year would be great. Carol Ryan
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 3:43 PM, betty green <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I live on Old County Rd not far far from Carol. Clearly there are streets > in Lincoln that are more affected than others by littering. Old County is > one of them as we are close to a reservoir and major business center and the > road provides a major thoroughfare with low lighting/visibility for cars. > > Other roads in Lincoln are similarly affected for these or different reasons > and the town is probably aware of them. These roads deserve more effort by > the town with more frequent street cleaning. Perhaps this is already > happening but does not seem enough. > > Betty Green > On Monday, March 21, 2022, 09:06:50 AM EDT, Richard Panetta > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As someone a stated before. We can’t have town employees cleaning roads every > time trash is dumped. They have other things to do and only clean during > certain times of the year. > > Curious if it is on the reservoir side is that not owned or run by Cambridge > or do they just lease the land/water area? > >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 8:50 AM Carol Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Regardless of who is dumping this trash the fact remains it is on town owned >> land and should be cleaned up by a town crew. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Mar 21, 2022, at 8:48 AM, Carol Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Definitely being dumped from vehicles and perhaps the same one given the >> repeat tossing of Bud Light cans and cases. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Mar 21, 2022, at 8:29 AM, Randi Rotjan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> We live along Concord Road and also regularly pick up litter from the side >>> of the road. We invested in one of these trash grabbers: I highly recommend >>> it. >>> >>> Randi >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 8:21 AM llas902551--- via Lincoln >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Unfortunately more people using trails hence more trash. Place many >>> signs. Trails will b closed if become dangerous and trashy. So upsetting >>> folks don't have manners. >>> Lynne >>> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 7:58 PM, Leslie Turek >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> When I lived in Watertown, we had a terrible problem with people dropping >>> trash all along the paths alongside the Charles River. Each year, on Earth >>> Day, one of the local citizen's groups organized trash cleanup parties all >>> along the river. It was a shame we had to do that, but together, we all >>> made a difference. >>> >>> When I moved to Lincoln, I was so pleased that I could walk our beautiful >>> trails without constantly running across trash. I'm sorry to hear that the >>> plague has spread to our town as well. Perhaps we need a similar sort of >>> cleanup day. Although I would much rather spend my time doing something >>> useful, like pulling up garlic mustard or planting native pollinators, >>> rather than having to waste time picking up after thoughtless people. >>> >>> Leslie Turek >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 9:06 AM Carol Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Who's responsibility is it to clean this up? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone-- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Randi Rotjan, Ph.D. | she / her / hers | >>> Boston University >>> http://sites.bu.edu/rotjanlab/ | Google Scholar >>> 617- 353 - 5087 > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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