Cleaning up the streets

This past Thursday the BID (Business Improvement District) held it's monthly board of directors meeting. It was clear that downtown Waukesha does not want it's trash to be polluting the streets (and sidewalks, and yards, and allies) any longer.

A new committee was formed to clean it up. There was little hesitation from the BID board as well as business owners to work together on this problem which has gotten out of control.
This is a community issue that requires all of our efforts. Vickie Hekkers, the BID board President comments on the issue:

"Commerical property owners should have facilities for their tenants," Hekkers
said. "It becomes a problem when they don’t." Waukesha BID creates trash task force

The new committee will work on making sure that the facilities are in place, bins, receptacles, etc.. and that the trash is placed out on the day of the pickup.

Another part of the problem is that some residents are placing their trash out days ahead of pickup. Not only is this unsightly but the trash gets blown all over the city. It's an ugly mess. People need to be responsible with their trash.

The Waukesha BID and several business owners are serious about making sure that our downtown is clean. I admire and am encouraged with the 'take action' attitude that came out of the birth of this new committee. Willing to put their work gloves on to make my trip to downtown more pleasant.

Now if you were one of the thousands downtown for Weekend in Waukesha, you may have seen Alderman Radish down there sweeping up some of the excess trash from the overflowing bins. Hats off to you for this effort!