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North Buffalo Creek
For years, North Buffalo Creek and Benjamin Parkway have been two defining
features of our neighborhood. But they’ve also been sources of concerns as the
creek that once was a source of the City’s drinking water became more polluted,
as the once quiet roadway was expanded to a major artery for downtown access,
and as Duke Power installed high voltage transmission lines through the corridor.
This evolution has made clear that
whatever happens along the creek and
Benjamin Parkway can have a big
impact on our quality of life and on our
property values.
In the last few months, we’ve emphasized
the relationship between our
neighborhood and these two landmarks
by adopting the portion of Benjamin
Parkway that runs along the northern
edge of our neighborhood and a
section of North Buffalo Creek.
The Adopt-a-Street program means we have to hold four annual
litter cleanups. We’ll publicize and organize these quarterly
cleanups through our web site and newsletter. The first one
will be Saturday, December 6, beginning at 10 a.m. We’ll meet
at the playground to share coffee and doughnuts and ceremonially
don orange reflective vests. The festivities should last for
about an hour if we have five or six volunteers.
If you’d like to help, call me at 272-3553,
e-mail marsh@westerwoodneighborhood.org.
The Adopt-a-Stream program requires us to have
two annual litter cleanups along North Buffalo
Creek. Many volunteers from inside and outside
the neighborhood have participated in such cleanups
in the past, liberating an amazing array of junk
from the stream banks.
We’ll publicize and organize the next cleanup in
the spring of 2004, so stay tuned for more details
early next year. A prize will likely be offered for
the strangest piece of trash reclaimed by a
volunteer from the creek. In the past, we’ve found
credit cards, drivers’ licenses, and holiday
decorations.
Taking on greater ownership of North Buffalo Creek and Benjamin Parkway through
these two City "adoption" programs will boost the Association’s on-going efforts
to ensure that these significant features enhance rather detract from our
neighborhood’s quality of life in the future. | |
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