One of my seven hundred pet peeves is signage in the parks. Back in 2013, when I was trying to save the miniature dam by the Robin Hood Bridge in Lehigh Parkway, the then park director said he'll demolish the dam, but they could put up a sign with picture of what it looked like.
Signs have become fashionable now in our park system. Years ago we maintained the parks as designed, and the beauty spoke for itself. The beauty is still there, but now it has to struggle against stupid policies.
The small trash can shown above is the only one on the end of the park near the Rose Garden ponds. Very often by Sunday afternoon it is overflowing. While common sense would suggest that more trash containers are in order, I no longer expect common sense. I can only hope that the park department hires a consultant to make that recommendation.
MY MEMORIES OF ALLENTOWN IN 1950'S & 1960'S AT AMAZON
It costs the city money to empty trash cans. The city putting more cans out increases costs. That is money that can be spent on other things, like arch signs over "Downtown Allentown" and such.
ReplyDeleteEasier to tell the people who use the parks to take out their own trash themselves. Cheaper also
“Easier to tell the people who use the parks to take out their own trash themselves.”
ReplyDeleteExcept, like everything else the Tuerk Administration does, it doesn’t work.
People don’t carry out their litter, as who wants to throw their stinking garbage into their cars. And who should EXPECT to do this at a city park?
Again, trash collection and removal is Municipal Basics 101. It’s not just a quality of life issue, it’s a health issue!
I’m not sure when MM took the photo, but I can tell you there were large amounts of trash laying on the ground next to the trash cans as of Sunday morning. I can imagine what it looked and smelled like after yet another two warm days under the sun, and animals ripping it open during the nights.
Apparently the Mayor and park supervisors, who seem very aware of what days they have off, didn’t think to prepare for more trash over the holiday weekend.
Another day, another basic failure by the Tuerk administration.
Isn’t “another failure by the Tuerk administration” becoming too commonplace at this point? It is less of a criticism and more of a way to justify and move on from his latest failure.
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