Wednesday, July 14, 1999
City hopes to sweep away litter, leave pride behind
BY EARNEST WINSTON
The Cincinnati Enquirer
When city crews converge upon streets in the West End today, Gloria Hemmingway hopes the cleanup effort will do more than just remove trash and repair potholes.
As president of the West End Community Council, Ms. Hemmingway wants the weeklong effort to help instill pride in the neighborhood.
The residents “need something to stimulate them. It just makes the property look so much better,” she said.
Over the next 14 weeks, the Sanitation and Highway Maintenance Divisions, the Litter Patrol Unit of the Health Department, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc. and the Cincinnati Institute for Career Alternatives will carry out the “Great Cincinnati Cleanup” in 14 neighborhoods.
The effort will begin at 8 a.m. today at Central Avenue and York Street in the West End. Workers will remove trash and litter from city-owned sidewalks, traffic islands, steps, green spaces and other public rights of way. Also, graffiti will be removed and city curbs will be repaired.
Other neighborhoods to be cleaned up are: Price Hill, Camp Washington, South Fairmount, Corryville, Over-the-Rhine, Mount Auburn, Northside, Avondale, Bond Hill, Walnut Hills, Evanston, the East End and Columbia Tusculum.
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