Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Home sweep home
City, Scouts aid Roselawn cleanup
By Allen Howard
The Cincinnati Enquirer
It was summer house- and street-cleaning time along a quarter mile of Eastlawn Street in Roselawn on Monday as city employees, residents and Boy Scouts made a sweep of the area.
Cindy Shafer, president of the Roselawn Community Council, said the area has been the focus of police and residents because of an accumulation of trash and junk cars.
“The police have been there all this month and have towed away 14 junk cars,” Mrs. Shafer said. “This kind of sweep is needed because it shows that the city and the residents are working together.”
The sweep started at 8:30 a.m. at Eastlawn and Losantiville. It ended at the the Roselawn park at 11:20 a.m.
Employees from seven city departments, seven police officers and 10 scouts from the Scouting and Community Oriented Policing Efforts (SCOPE) program participated.
“They swept the street, collected junk appliances, and picked up litter,” said Carolyn Gutjahr, community coordinator. “Inspectors from the building and health departments inspected for building and health code violations.”
Mrs. Shafer said the sweep is necessary to educate residents about litter prevention, health and building ordinances.
Fire division personnel returned to the area Monday night to distribute smoke detectors and batteries.
The sweep continues this week through the city's Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP). It includes filling potholes, cutting high grass and replacing faded signs.
Mrs. Shafer said police will help NIP by ticketing abandoned vehicles, and cars illegally parked on the street cleaning route.
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