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Residents urge Harnett County to tackle roadside litter, ask for second environmental deputy
Summary
At the March Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting, residents described heavy roadside litter, safety hazards and dumped hazardous materials and asked the board to fund a second environmental deputy and discuss countywide trash efforts at an upcoming work session.
Residents told the Harnett County Board of Commissioners on Monday that roadside litter and illegal dumping are widespread, creating safety and environmental hazards and harming the county’s image.
Larry Mitchell, a volunteer with Harnett County Soil and Water Conservation, told commissioners he spends five or six days a week picking up litter along rural roads and presented photos showing tires, furniture, leaking containers and bags of trash strewn in ditches. “That center bag, if it stays out too long, the wildlife, they get the trash,” Mitchell said, describing threats to…
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