The City of Ansonia is holding its second annual city-wide clean-up in honor of Earth Day on April 17.
This event began last year with Mayor Della Volpe’s efforts to improve the image of our city and also encourage community involvement.
The clean-up will be held from 9:00 a.m. until noon April 17. Participants will meet at Veterans’ Park next to city hall.
The city is relying on individuals along with our community’s organizations and officials to participate.
In conjunction with this clean-up, Ansonia Public Works will keep the transfer station open for extended hours on April 17.
It will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for residents to bring trash, brush, and other materials for disposal.
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970. It has since progressed into a world-wide event.
Locally, an Earth Day Celebration, on April 24, will be held at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center. This event is free and open to the public.
In the spirit of Earth Day, residents that cannot attend the event are asked to clean around their own homes and neighborhoods.
For more information on the clean-up and how you can get involved, contact: Eileen Krugel at 203-736-5940 (or email: ekrugel@cityofansonia.com); Beth Lynch at 203-736-5900; or Mike Schryver at 203-736-5945.
When is Ansonia going to clean up their side of the Naugatuck river levee? I walk along Main St near General Muffler and it’s disgusting up that way. There is a grocery carriage thrown in the River and it’s been there for several years now. You should see all the paper and trash thrown on the levee near that billboard. In back of the Shell Station is a bunch of crap thrown down the bank also. Also, you would think businesses would sweep the sand off the sidewalk in front of their business into the street so the public works could come by and pick it up with the street sweeper. I wish Ansonia would have better zoning and blight laws to make the town cleaner. Pershing Dr also needs to be cleaned up. Not a nice way to come off route 8 and travel into downtown Ansonia!
We do have a part time blight officer but he is unable to do his job because the 3 stooges(Blake,Blume,Sharkey) wont allow him to do his job unless its on the hilltop.He is also willing to become the zoning enforcement officer