A short list of dumping you
probably never noticed ...
because they were gone within 48 hours.
Steve, my friend and neighbor asked me today if I saw the dumped mattress over on 12th and Warren. I said yes I did and it was picked up before noon along with a couch and lots of branches. See second photo on the left.
The
backstory is I picked up the mattress on Sunday after my rounds along with a
number of other items I had spotted. Everything was piled in a wide alley and a
photo taken. Sunday evening I sent an email requesting a work order to my
friend Pat Tapia at Environmental Services. While walking my pups around the
neighborhood about noon today I saw the pile was gone. I was actually startled
by the empty alley.
Pat
tells me that I can expect a pickup within 24 – 48 hours after I notify him.
This latest pickup only took 4 hours. This got me thinking about how much Pat
has helped me clean up our Miles Neighborhood and, too, realizing he’s not
getting enough appreciation from us.
Those
photos only tell eight stories of dumping on our streets and in our alleys.
Actually there were at least a score in the last year. Of course, I thank Pat
in each work-order request email and lately, I have moved all of the dumping
into one pile for his crew instead of having them make stops at individual
addresses.
I
know we can do even more to show our gratitude for a clean and safe
neighborhood so I would like all of us to send Pat a Christmas Card telling him
how much his efforts mean to us. All you have to say is “Thank you, Pat, for
making my neighborhood clean and safe.”
Send
the holiday greeting card to:
Mr.
Pat L. Tapia
Environmental
& General Services Department
4004
S. Park Avenue
Building
1
Tucson,
AZ 85726-7210
I
already have a new pile accumulating in an alley that includes a very large and
heavy TV so, I would like you to move with a slight sense of urgency.
And
thank you.
This
week we donated 208.4 lbs. of pet food, 1 pill bottle, and $47.55 in cash and
one check.
See
you Sunday,
Peter
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