Pitch In, Newtown!

To the Editor:

I’m writing in response to Holly Gottneier’s letter about the little problem.

I agree that that town should provide trash cans around town, if they don’t already.

But the majority of the trash isn’t coming from someone merely throwing a wrapper out of the car window or leaving an empty coffee cup at a bench downtown.

It’s coming from the garbage trucks and recycling trucks that haven’t secured their loads.

I’ve witnessed this on many occasions from both types of trucks and I think it’s a disgrace that the police aren’t enforcing the law.

The issue here is that we need to either report it to the police or to the town hall who contracts the recycling company.

I can always be reassured that it’s recycling day when I see plastic containers lying all over the roads. And it’s disgusting and ridiculous to see bags of garbage strewn along the roadsides of our beautiful town because of some careless drives of a dump truck who’s in a hurry.

Newtown is turning into a dump because no on cares.

Let’s all pitch in!

Sharon Lucsky

169 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown        August 29, 2001