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 Plans for the Great American Cleanup are under way, with members of the Dyer County Keep Tennessee Beautiful Commission selecting Saturday, April 25, as the date for this year's event. Members of the commission, from left, front, Howard Cobbs of Keep Tennessee Beautiful, Larry Williams of Lakewood Community Cleanup, Dyersburg Mayor John Holden, Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill; back, Trimble Mayor James Davis, Ricky Greer of the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, Trimble alderman Raymond Ballard, Capt. Steve Isbell of the Dyersburg Police Department, Penny Damesworth, coordinator of Dyer County Great American Cleanup 2008, Ersley McLemore, coordinator of Dyer County Great American Cleanup 2009, and Dyer County building official Daniel Cobb. |
Representatives for Dyer County, Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble have slated Saturday, April 25, as the primary date for countywide cleanup and beautification activities. A rain date of May 2 has been set for the event.
The day will begin at 8 a.m. with a rally and kickoff at Okeena Park, with similar kickoff events at locations in Newbern and Trimble. At noon, refreshments, beverages and entertainment will be provided at the pavilion in Okeena Park.
Maps of the locations are located at the Dyer County Courthouse and the city halls of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble. Residents are urged to view these maps and sign up for specific streets or locations to clean or beautify.
On the day of the event, participants may bring litter and trash to Okeena Park between 8 a.m. and noon. Trash may also be left at certain curbside locations for pickup at a later time.
County residents may leave litter or trash at the Highway 78 or Trimble convenience centers or any Dyer County Fire Station.
The convenience center located at the Dyersburg City Landfill will not be open the Saturday of the event.
Electronic waste will only be accepted at the Okeena site on the day of the event. E-waste is loosely defined as surplus, obsolete, broken or discarded electrical or electronic devices, including computers, PDAs, monitors, televisions, and rechargeable batteries.
"We ask all Dyer County residents to help with this worthwhile project to help make our living spaces a lot cleaner, greener and more pristine," said McLemore. "Help us to 'Stop Litter - Stop it.' Tennessee has had enough."
The next meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in the conference room at Dyersburg City Hall.
Those interested in more information may contact McLemore at 445-2303.
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What about rental houses? The land lords don,t keep up the houses much less yards. This is a proven fact! Our mayor promished a great deal of people that would be his main project. There is yards full of tree limbs in back yards of these rental houses. Some streets are full of old couches-ect for people move out at night-or whatever and the home oweners are looking at this mess year around. If your a clean up is needed start with rental houses,or is the taxes bening paid and thats all that matters? I honestly don,t have a clue how some of these houses can have insurance on them they are so bad all over the city.