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Allegheny River Cleanup reports volunteer surge, removal totals to council
Summary
Volunteers removed metal, tires and trash from the Allegheny River; organizers asked council to consider modest support for volunteer expenses.
David Snyder, the presenter for the Allegheny River Cleanup, told the Warren City Council on the evening of the meeting that the program logged 1,232 volunteer hours and removed 1,500 pounds of recyclable metal, 40 tires and 28 cubic yards of garbage during this year’s season.
Snyder said 154 volunteers participated, and that about 27% of the cleanup days took place within Warren’s city limits. He described volunteers’ work as building “community stewardship” and suggested small…
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