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PALS clean up today
By Tiffany Green
STAFF WRITER
People Against a Littered State (PALS) will have a county and city wide clean-up from 8 a.m. until noon today.
Residents are encouraged to clean up around their neighborhoods and pick up the roads around their homes in every direction.
Cherrie Haney, who is helping organize the clean up, said if everyone would do their part there would not be a litter problem.
“Someone once told me if you walk by trash without picking it up you are just as guilty as the person who threw it down,” she said. “I never forgot that and I never walk by trash without picking it up.
There will be several drop off dumpster sites around the county provided by the city and county sanitation departments.
“We could not have done it without the help of Delwin Kilgo and James Rollo of the sanitation departments,” Haney said.
Participants are encouraged to be safe and wear appropriate attire and protect hands and body when collecting trash. People can dispose of their items, bagged trash, etc., in the dumpsters provided.
Dumpster location include: West Elementary, East Elementary, Cullman Middle School, Cullman High School, Cold Springs School, Baileyton Park, Colony Community Center, Dodge City Fire Station, Fairview Community Park (across from Fairview Superette), Garden City maintenance area, Hanceville behind city hall, Holly Pond Lions Club Park, Jones Chapel School, the old Darlene’s Diner on 157 and West Point Town Hall.
All the dumpsters will have someone there to assist people.
Items that may not be disposed of include tires, paint and chemicals.
According the Cullman County PALS website, taxpayers paid $1.5 million last year for roadside clean up.
‰ Tiffany Green can be reached by e-mail at tgreen@cullmantimes.com or by telephone at 734-2131, ext. 221.
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