If I can clean one of our six viaducts in 47-minutes, why can't the city?

As most folks living in our area know, Huntington has six major viaducts (underpasses). They are located at 14th Street West, 1st Street, 8th Street, 10th Street, 16th Street and 20th Street. Most folks, also, will say that they are usually filled with litter and trash. And, most folks will tell you that they often flood when there is a heavy rain.

During the past year, I have, on occasion, personally cleaned the litter from the viaducts at 10th and 16th streets. The average time it took me was 47-minutes. Forty-seven minutes!

Each time I cleaned one of these underpasses, I used one litter-pick-up-stick, three glad bags and an orange-safety vest. Was it dangerous walking down into those areas? Yes, it was. And, certainly I do not recommend that anyone else try it.

My point is, if one private citizen can clean one of our viaducts in 47-minutes, why can't our city government accomplish this important task? It doesn't take heavy equipment, and all six could be cleaned in one day!

What do you think?