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Somerville DPW outlines cleanup steps for Magoun Square, cites limited power‑wash capacity and business responsibility
Summary
At an Oct. 15 meeting of the Somerville Public Utility & Public Works Committee, the Department of Public Works described recent cleanup work in Magoun Square, planned maintenance for public trash receptacles and limits on city capacity for power washing and routine deep cleaning.
At the Public Utility & Public Works Committee meeting on Oct. 15, Somerville Department of Public Works Commissioner Jill Lakeman said the city has done targeted cleanup in Magoun Square and will send maintenance crews to repair and power‑wash public trash receptacles known as “big bellies.”
The item, brought forward as an order directing the commissioner to increase sanitary maintenance in Magoun Square, grew out of constituent concerns about trash, cigarette butts and the condition of public receptacles. "We do regularly clean…
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