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Residents say volunteers removed nearly 10,000 pounds of trash from Highway 3; raise public-health concerns about encampments
Summary
A public commenter described recent volunteer cleanups on Highway 3 and urged the council to coordinate proactive policing and enforcement, citing concerns about untreated human waste contaminating nearby shellfish beds.
A Shelton resident summarized recent volunteer cleanups on Highway 3 and urged city leaders to coordinate with police to address encampment-related trespass, vandalism and potential water contamination.
"After we got through some conversations, we ended up removing almost 4,000 pounds of garbage from the hill," the commenter said, adding that earlier efforts added roughly another 5,000 pounds, producing what the speaker described as "almost 10,000 pounds of garbage off of that hill." The…
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