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Respect “God’s Country” and do what we can to keep it clean and beautiful

Dear Editor:

Hey, Huntley Project neighbors!

The snow was deep this winter, but it’s gone now, and we can all look forward to signs of spring in our yards and neighborhoods. What we are NOT looking forward to is seeing all the garbage that has accumulated along our fence lines and in the ditches and barrow pits.

We all like to think that we are living in “God’s Country.” If that is the case, we need to respect “God’s Country” and do what we can to keep it clean and beautiful.

Property owners/renters: Take a walk along your property and clean up the garbage that was buried under the snow and is now an eye sore. This walk to pick up garbage probably won’t be a one-time event. You may want to make it a once a week walk and grab a garbage bag as you head out to pick up what has accumulated. Hopefully, your body will benefit from the exercise and your neighborhood will look better.

Drivers of flatbed trucks, pickups with open beds, cars and farm implements: Keep a garbage bag in your vehicle for your soda/beer cans, fast food wrappers and other garbage instead of throwing it in the back of your truck (you know it will read more