Harrison cleanup rids massive amounts of trash from township

If the Natrona neighborhood of Harrison is looking fresh and clean, there are volunteers to thank for the makeover.

A group of diligent workers collected a massive amount of garbage April 23 during a townshipwide Earth Day cleanup event.

More than 120 tires were collected from streets and empty lots.

Two large dumpsters were piled to the top with litter, plastic yard toys, hubcaps, TVs and other items picked off the roadways.

“The volunteers that participated throughout the township, along with my fellow commissioners, went above and beyond to make a difference for our community,” Harrison Commissioner Jamie Nee said. “My constituents in Ward 2 turned out in force.”

About three dozen people turned out for the fifth annual township-sponsored event.

Volunteers met at Natrona Park and fanned out across the community, working for about three hours to make a positive change.

“Volunteers with trucks, trailers and other equipment rid the streets and alleys of tires, TVs, furniture and other debris,” Nee said. “We made a difference and proved that, working together, we can do anything.”

Elsewhere in the township, volunteers targeted Pleasantville Road and the Freeport Road business district, while eight Cub Scouts from Pack 186 picked up litter from the property surrounding the Highlands School District ball fields along California Avenue.

The participants collected 65 TVs, eight couches and plenty of balls and broken toys, Commissioner Chuck Dizard said. Volunteers filled 160 large garbage bags.

“Sadly, there is so much trash and garbage scattered around the streets and alleys of our public spaces,” Dizard said. “It was at least an opportunity for volunteers to be engaged in calling attention to the importance of having a clean and vibrant community, even if it was only on one beautiful spring day.”