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Residents urge Shelton officials for more street cleanup as anti-litter committee grows
Summary
Members of Shelton’s anti-litter committee told the Board of Aldermen the town needs more manpower, better coordination with state agencies on state roadways and fixes to downtown street-cleaning equipment, and they asked the city to use available funds and programs to respond.
Ken Chersky, a member of Shelton’s anti-litter committee, told the Board of Aldermen that the committee has reached full membership for the first time in 18 years and urged the city to respond to growing roadside litter.
Chersky said the committee is a coordinator rather than a crew that cleans streets and requested targeted help on dangerous roadways, citing Nells Rock Road and Mill Street as places where residents cannot safely pick up trash. He asked the city to deploy town crews or police escorts for cleanup and to consider using Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP)…
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