Neighborhood Cleanups

Interlachen Lakes Estates was the targeted area for cleaning in October 2005.  With the help of many volunteers and county officials 8,440 pounds of garbage was picked up.  In addition over 70 tires weighing > 3000 lbs were taken to the land fill.

 

  
    Codes Officer John Salmons helps cleanup
 
Kevin Durscher holding the bag.   Linda Myers at Interlachen Lakes Estates
  Due to the large amount of garbage collected it was decided to repeat the cleanup on January 28, 2006.
    CLEAN UP NUMBER TWO
 

A large turnout from the Sheriffs Department "Shining Star", Keep Putnam Beautiful, WastePro, and the Interlachen Lakes Estate Homeowners Association met to continue the cleanup effort.
 

Large numbers of workers were needed.  There was lots of trash to go around.  Like many rural areas of  Putnam County, dumping on the right of way is a major problem.  One of the biggest problems we encountered were tires!  Apparently many people illegally dump tires to avoid the charge at the land fill.

  
 

Here Tim Brown and a worker from WastePro toss discarded tires in a garbage truck.  WastePro donated two twenty yard rolloffs and three garbage trucks to the cleanup effort.
 

 

 

KeKeep Putnam Beautiful

205 North 2nd Street
Palatka, Florida 32177

Post Office Box 790
   East Palatka, Florida 32131
Phone: (386) 325-9598

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