tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post4163472967685371377..comments2023-11-05T02:49:28.946-05:00Comments on Bull City Mutterings: The Secret To Changing “Litter” Behavior!Basioneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13513338518929461384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-14753651550403735412010-03-19T12:32:18.341-04:002010-03-19T12:32:18.341-04:00Good luck with that.
We've got an open invite...Good luck with that.<br /><br />We've got an open invite to our Council to come out for Creek Week cleanup tomorrow at the Beaver Marsh behind Compare Foods.<br /><br />If anyone other than Woodard shows up i'll eat my (beaver felt) hat.<br /><br />Dorothea Pierce, with her basement office and staff of one, gets more done coordinating volunteers than most departments do with 20 times her budget.<br /><br />but as my wife said once, i've never lived in a city where picking up other people's trash was such a regular part of my social life.<br /><br />And don't get me started on speeding.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073882418363018511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-859401876181569792010-03-19T08:25:35.670-04:002010-03-19T08:25:35.670-04:00@Barry:
I do think it's reasonable to expect ...@Barry:<br /><br />I do think it's reasonable to expect elected officials and law enforcement to do their job. I WILL hold my breath for that, though change will likely mean that we toss out this current group of elected leaders who don't seem to care. I will also continue to volunteer and do my part. <br /><br />Local government needs to take a look at priorities. At a time of lower tax revenues and tough economic times Durham government needs better focus- with more attention to delivering high-quality basic services (public safety, fire, adequate transportation, trash pickup/solid waste management, water/sewer infrastructure,etc.) <br /><br />Mark Thomas<br />President<br />Weichert Realtors Mark Thomas Properties<br />Durham<br />919-730-7067Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-89691642684339635182010-03-18T23:03:54.470-04:002010-03-18T23:03:54.470-04:00This is Durham we're talking about, right?
Do...This is Durham we're talking about, right?<br /><br />Don't hold your breath waiting for our elected officials to make something like this a priority. That's for volunteers.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073882418363018511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-72614232539444875272010-03-18T21:54:46.940-04:002010-03-18T21:54:46.940-04:00Yes Reyn, I too find fighting litter in Durham ver...Yes Reyn, I too find fighting litter in Durham very frustrating. At my Weichert Realtors office on University Drive, I spend the first ten minutes or so of my day picking up litter. I'm convinced that clean, well-kept areas do little to deter littering. My company has adopted a section of Umstead Road in North Durham as part of the adopt-a-highway program. We've actually had people throw trash at us when we were out cleaning up our adopted section of road! Even though these areas are cleaned often, I find fresh litter appears almost overnight. At my office, mainly I pick up handfuls of shredded lottery tickets (thanks Mike Easley!) and way too many beer bottles and cans. You're right that it takes a commitment from government to fight litter. Unfortunately, I don't see that commitment here in Durham. In fact, the Durham Police Department tells me they don't have the manpower to fight the problem. I get the same tired 'we can't really do anything about this' in response to my pleas for stricter enforcement of the law. North Carolina is such a beautiful state. It's a shame that so many people choose to trash it.<br /><br />Mark Thomas<br />President<br />Weichert Realtors Mark Thomas Properties<br />Durham<br />919-730-7067Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com