Trash– Ready or not, here I come!
Yep– you heard me right, Trashtalk ‘08 is swinging into high gear! And this time I have a pretty heavy hitter helping me out– Mayor Nutter.
He and I have been organizing clean-ups and going into neighborhoods in desperate need of some straightening up for nearly a year now, so we got to know each other well on the “Trashtalk” level, and he told me last summer, “If I become Mayor, one of the first things I want to do is organize a massive, city-wide cleanup.” Well, once again, Nutter is keeping his word and the cleanup is going to be announced in the very very near future (like Monday at a rally in Love Park) Not only that, the city is unveiling a website that will allow every single Philadelphian to get involved by clicking on where they live, and finding out the staging area on that day for their neighborhood.
Philadelphians— PLEASE, we need your help! And actually, it might be our responsibility to get the litter off our streets, out of our schools, and away from our blocks, because uh… we put it there. This is the reality, and the part of this whole thing no one ever wants to admit to, but there wouldn’t be litter and an enormous trash problem if we didn’t drop the stuff on the ground in the first place.
So, make your communities shine, and your streets sparkle by helping the Mayor and I out. I am meeting Nutter today in a trash ridden neighborhood to highlight the problem and to encourage response from anyone who has pride in this city and wants to make it look as good as it should. Believe it or not, there are cities around the world that don’t have trash problems, and they look amazing. We are not there yet, so help us work toward that same goal. So, gather all your friends together, and get them involved!
I know you’re all thinking, “It must be Spring, KL is on her trash kick again.” You know what? You would be right!!!!!
Now please please please help me out! Enter “Trashtalk” in this websites search engine to see some of our pieces from last year or just click right here, and you’ll see this whole trash thing is catching on. Block captains– I love you all, and thank you for your continued service and dedication.
More to come on this….
KL
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Comment by Ms Jones on 25 March 2008:
THE MAYOR IS A MISINFORMED ABOUT KEEPING THE CITY CLEAN, START WITH THE WORKERS AT CITY HALL AND THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS
Mar 25, 2008 | 3:08 PM
Category: Political
Edit | Delete THE CURRENT MAYOR IS A JOKE! HIS REQUEST ON TODAY’S SHOW REALLY PROVED THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT SHAPE THE CITY IS IN NOR DOES HE HAVE A CLUE ON RUNNING IT.
i have motto for him in his next request to clean the city. “provide trash cans to collect in philadelphia and I will make sure you get a $25 fine” Keeping the city filthy is my job as Mayor”
I live across the street from Kimbell Park adjacent to Girls High School, Central High School and LaSalle University. The local stores sell candy, chips, soda, etc. to the children and the park has become a haven for those who choose to drink beer, etc during the day as well as during the night and in an effort to keep the trash, beer bottles, cans, flyers from the local eateries from being strown all up and down the street because I am sick and tired of having to sweep in front of my home (been there 22 years) as well sweep the debris along the curb. I put two 30 gallon trash cans in front of my home to give those that would normally throw the trash on the street a rplace to put the trash in an effort to keep the neighborhood as neat and clean as it use to be.
I have asked the stores in the immediate are to provide trash cans for those leaving their stores and just tossing the wrappers, bottles, plastic juice containers, etc on the street or in the park and no one has complied.
WHAT DID I GET FOR TRYING TO KEEP THE STREET CLEAN! I got a $25 fine from the City of Philadelphia stating that I am littering the sidewalk by having the trash cans at the curb. I will pay the fine and remove the trash cans, but I will never go out and sweep or attempt to pick up trash along the curb or in the park to keep the area clean. The park is also used for walking all neighborhood dogs in the same areas as where all the underage children play without any adult supervision. I was sweeping last week and two girls (about 13 yrs old) came down the street and one discarded a candy wrapper just in front of me the other told her to pick it up why did you throw the paper on the sidewalk. Her reply was, “this is the ghetto don’t nobody care”. I work in Montgomery County and a co-worker discarded the wrapper from a pack of cigarettes and the police gave him a substantial FINE littering. Because there was a recepticle close by where he should have tossed the wrapper. GO FIGURE, I PROVIDE A PLACE TO PUT TRASH AND I GET A $25.00 TICKET FROM THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, BUT IF TRASH IS JUST TOSSED ONTO THE STREET, THERE IS NO FINE.
NOW THE MAYOR IS ASKING THAT WE ALL TAKE PART IN KEEPING PHILADELPHIA CLEAN. HE SHOULD START WITH HIS OFFICE FOR HANDING OUT FINES FOR PROVIDING A WAY TO KEEP THE STREET CLEAN. This is the last straw for me and Philadelphia. I plan to move out of the area as soon as possible.
I KNOW FOR A FACT IT WAS SHERRY COHEN. FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN’ DAVID COHEN’S DAUGHTER WHO GOT THE CITY TO ISSUE SUCH A RIDICULOUS SUMMONS. HER MOTHER FLORENCE USE TO MISUSE THE CITY OFFICE IN THE SAME WAY. FLORENCE NOW LIVES IN A SENIOR FACILUTY AT 19 AND RACE AND SHERRY AND HER GIRLFRIEND NOW LIVE TOGETHER IN THE HOME FOR POLITICAL REASONS. SHE WANTED HER FATHERS JOB BUT WAS TURNED DOWN. AS QUITE AS IT IS KEPT THE COHEN’ NEVER LIVED THERE IT IS JUST AN ADDRESS FOR POLITICAL GAIN.