Saturday Morning Clean-up 2007 Over 40 volunteers spent Saturday morning, December 8, 2007, working together to make Hasbrouck Heights a cleaner community. A local Boy Scout troop, a dozen high school students, a group of girl scouts, concerned citizens and a handful of town officials took part in the kick-off event for the newly formed Heights Clean Communities Alliance. The local committee was created with the support of a state grant to promote litter-free communities. This effort focused on the green area near Miers Park, where the Boulevard intersects with Route 46, an area that has been plagued with litter and debris as people discard waste as they pass through on the highway. According to DPW Superintendent Bill Spindler, volunteers filled twenty 40-gallon trash bags with everything from coffee cups, fast food wrappers, cans, bottles, an old tire or two and even a living room rug. Volunteers were enthusiastic, despite the chilly morning, and enjoyed doughnuts, bagels and hot chocolate before setting out to work. The Alliance plans to meet every two months to figure out ways to raise awareness about environmental concerns in the community and to ensure that the streets and sidewalks of Hasbrouck Heights stay as clean and beautiful as possible. They are currently deciding where to focus the efforts of their next event, scheduled to take place in early spring. Anyone who would like to volunteer or has ideas about activities for the group should contact Bill Spindler at the Hasbrouck Heights DPW. Story by Suzanne Kos. ###

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