Friday, June 14, 2013
At least one resident thinks so. What'd you think? Let us know by posting a comment below.
We recently received an email from a concerned resident about the amount of litter along the new Alewife Brook Greenway, which opened last fall. The resident specifically pointed out the area under the new ramp near Broadway and Alewife Brook Parkway – the attached photos show just some of the trash, including a number of beer cans (there is also some old furniture as well). “It’s just disgusting and a real blight on what should be a great addition to East Arlington,” the resident wrote. The 2.5-mile Greenway, which runs through parts of Somerville and Cambridge too, was funded by a $3.6 million grant from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a Boston.com report. Do you think litter is ruining the Greenway? And …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
One resident wants the town to consider the move. What do you think? Let us know by posting a comment below.
A couple weeks ago, we asked you: Does Arlington have a littering problem? And around that time, an Arlington resident, Alan Jones, sent a letter to the Board of Selectmen (below) asking them to consider requiring covered recycling bins in town. So now we want to know: What do you think? Should Arlington require covered recycling bins? Let us know by posting a comment below. Jones’ Jan. 31 letter, which was referred to the town’s Recycling Committee by the Board of Selectmen: Dear Selectmen, During your January 28, 2013 meeting, there was a lengthy discussion about the problem of trash in public places, and the expense of cleaning it up. This morning, our very windy trash collection day, the streets are strewn with paper and bottles from …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
One resident recently told the Board of Selectmen that it does. What do you think? Let us know by posting a comment below.
Last week, Arlington resident Maya Ginns told the Board of Selectmen that she’s concerned and frustrated with the amount of litter she sees around town. Ginns said she had previously reached out to Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine and the town’s Department of Public Works. “I do not feel that enough has been done to address what I see as a growing problem,” she wrote in a letter to the board. At the meeting, she said she was particularly concerned with the litter she sees on Highland Avenue and the Minuteman bike path during her morning runs, as well as the loose trash at bus stops and in front of businesses. Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine told her it’s really all about the town’s limited resources. Board chairman Kevin Greeley added that it …
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Tim C.
4:37 pm on Friday, June 14, 2013
The litter problem along the Arlington side of Alewife Brook Parkway (where the new bike path extension is located) has gotten worse since the bike path extension opened. The increase in foot and bike traffic, along with the lack of trash receptacles anywhere along the path, has contributed to the problem. Additionally, the lack of care exhibited by the trash removal staff wherein they get only … more ›