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Resident urges codes enforcement and restoration of historic public art; Rome Waterways group backs Erie Canal bicentennial events
Summary
At the June 11 Rome Common Council meeting a resident called for stronger code enforcement and restoration of historic fountains; a waterways group asked the council to approve a donation and promoted the city's trail assets ahead of a July 17 Erie Canal event.
Kathleen Murphy, a longtime Rome resident, used public comment at the June 11 Rome Common Council meeting to urge the council to address litter, improperly stored trash containers and junkyards near homes, and to restore historic city fountains.
"We have trash cans left at the curb week after week... It makes the city look dumpy," Murphy said, identifying herself as a resident of 1404 Franklin Street. She asked council members to "check your wards to see what does not meet…
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