Volunteers Pick Up Thousands Of Pounds Of Trash For Fall River Cleanup
Cleanup areas included San Marcos River from City Park to Stokes Park; Purgatory Creek; Willow Creek; Downtown and drainage ditches along Hopkins Street, Charles Austin Drive, and Hwy 123.
More than 300 volunteers picked up thousands of pounds of trash and recyclable material during last Saturday’s Fall River Cleanup.
An estimated 2,940 pounds of bagged trash, 291 pounds of bagged recycling, 200 pounds of metal, 20 tires and many miscellaneous large items were gathered during the event.
Cleanup areas included San Marcos River from City Park to Stokes Park; Purgatory Creek; Willow Creek; Downtown and drainage ditches along Hopkins Street, Charles Austin Drive, and Hwy 123.
Special thanks goes to sponsors Union Pacific, H.E.B., San Marcos Lions Club, Premier Cuts, Gumby’s Pizza, Coca-Cola and the Habitat Conservation Plan.
For information about cleanups and sponsorships, contact Community Enhancement Initiatives Manager Amy Kirwin at akirwin@sanmarcostx.gov.
I see a lot of smiling, happy, college students in the picture. Of the 300 volunteers present, I’m willing to bet over 75% were college students. With all the hate and bitterness our council and residents have towards college students, it’s pretty sad that this doesn’t get recognized. How many members of the council were present. I saw the Mayor. Who’s else was there. Maybe we should re-think our bias against college students. They can be our neighbors too.