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Council discusses launching Adopt-a-Street program; staff outline modest costs and next steps
Summary
Councilors discussed making Staunton’s Adopt-a-Street program active rather than passive, with city staff offering to manage coordination and public works to pick up volunteer-collected trash; signs cost about $500 each but are optional and could be donor-funded.
Staunton City Council discussed on March 27 whether to convert a passive Adopt-a-Street program into an active, city-supported volunteer cleanup program, with potential benefits for watershed protection and MS4 stormwater credits.
Councilor Overholtzer introduced the idea and said the program mirrors existing volunteer programs such as Adopt-a-Stream and could protect the watershed by preventing street litter from entering…
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