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Cleaning up the best place to live
Saturday, December 15, 2007
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Dear editor, I walk in our beautiful town of Napa nearly every day. The trash and garbage that is thrown along our streets and our town is so disgraceful.

I pass one trash can between Lincoln Avenue and Jefferson Street, one on First Street, and none at all on California Boulevard. Everything from dirty diapers to pizza boxes and McDonald’s cups and trash, you name it, is thrown down. Why aren’t there any trash cans along our streets? Maybe someone would use them.
Whatever happened to a broom and dust pan? I never see the street sweeper anymore, so you would think if you had any pride at all, you would clean up the gutters by your home or business. It just takes a little effort and time.

Our town is so beautiful. I’ve always loved Napa, so why can’t everyone help make it clean? Try to take care of what we have. It’s still the best place to live in the world.
Wanda McQueeney / Napa
4 comment(s)

common sense wrote on Dec 15, 2007 6:57 AM:

" While we certainly won't catch everyone trashing the town, we will catch some. Holding them publicly accountable would deter others. "

Napanee wrote on Dec 15, 2007 8:16 AM:

" I agree with you Wanda. The kids from the high school are some of the biggest offenders. Apparently the parents have not trained them about throwing their litter on the ground. "

kevin wrote on Dec 15, 2007 10:09 AM:

" Here is where the NVR could step up and provide a real service. Once a week publish a picture of a business that is NOT cleaning the sidewalk/street in front of their establishment. (Yes, I know it could effect advertisers. Pick businesses that advertise in the Sentinel...) "

skippert wrote on Dec 15, 2007 9:03 PM:

" To Napanee, just to let you know I have seen just as may adult doing thing they know are wrong as I do high school students. EVERYONE IS A CULPRIT. From trash flying out of the garbage trucks, to gardener/homeowners blowing all their crap into our streets, to young and old. If people just took a little more pride in where they live. Thanks Wanda. "

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