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Volunteers report 100 bags collected on Feeder Canal Trail; request city support for supplies and policing
Summary
A volunteer cleanup leader told the council local groups have collected 100 bags of trash along the Feeder Canal Trail and asked for city support for supplies and police presence at problem parking areas to curb drinking and potential safety risks.
Sean Paladino told the Common Council that volunteers from a local run club and allied groups collected 100 bags of trash along the Feeder Canal Trail and parts of South Street, and that a planned adaptive-trail application could provide funding for supplies.
Paladino credited the Peter Canal Alliance for help in submitting a grant application to support adaptive-trail work and said volunteers plan to provide trash bags, gloves and T-shirts for future cleanups. He asked the city to consider placing more trash receptacles downtown and asked the police department to monitor the Finch Paper parking lot, where he said beer cans indicate possible drinking and potential risks to drivers.
Paladino’s group and other volunteers offered to continue cleanup work and sought modest logistical support from the city for supplies and trash receptacles.
