City and county officials teamed up with community volunteers Thursday morning on a two-hour trash roundup along Westridge Drive as part of ongoing community clean-up efforts by the office of Supervisor Felipe Hernandez.
Armed with trash pinchers, buckets and bags, about two dozen people, including Watsonville Mayor, Maria Orozco, and retired firefighter Dave Martone fanned out around the sprawling business park to collect trash along the streets, sidewalks and the trails of Struve Slough.
“We average about one of the clean-ups a month and we’ve been doing it for over five years,” said Ramon Gomez, chief of staff for Felipe Hernandez. “We typically do one in the city and the next month in the county who both team up with to pick up the trash bags and the bigger items. We’re out here because we all care about the community and with the Pitch In initiative and we want to make a difference and take ownership of our streets, our neighborhood and our communities.”
Please, please, PLEASE come to Rolling Hills Middle School neighborhood! The sidewalks on Anna and Herman are filled with trash and make the area look dilapidated. School does nothing and students (and likely folks living adjacent to the school) just continue to contribute to the litter. Theres a lack of pride in our home and its sad.