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Echo schedules citywide cleanup for April 12; Sweetman Sanitation to provide labor
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Echo City Council set a citywide cleanup for Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.; Sweetman Sanitation will provide labor while the city covers disposal fees. A resident also raised gaps in policy for an intoxicated councilmember and ongoing junk-property complaints.
The Echo City Council voted March 10 to hold a citywide cleanup on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon, with Sweetman Sanitation providing labor and the city covering disposal fees. The motion was made by Councilman Darren Gjerset and seconded by Councilman Wyatt Bendix and carried.
Shannon Sweetman of Sweetman Sanitation told the council her company will supply labor; she noted that last year Sweetman Sanitation donated disposal costs to the Echo Days Celebration. The council agreed to the April 12 date and the general division of responsibilities as presented.
During open forum resident Paula Busack asked the council to address the absence of any personnel-policy language covering a councilmember who arrives at a meeting intoxicated. Busack also called attention to properties with junk vehicles and debris; the transcript records the council noting past efforts but saying meaningful enforcement would require time and likely attorney fees. The council did not adopt new policy language at the meeting.
The cleanup date is set; next administrative steps for the event and any follow-up on policy or code enforcement were not specified in the record.
