The Downtown Merchants Association can’t do much about the same-old, same-old mix of (mostly women’s clothing) chain stores. It can’t instantly turn Main Street into a hip, cool destination.
But it can clean up garbage.
There are already trash receptacles downtown. Some people find it easier to dump garbage right next to them.
According to Westport Patch, the DMA recently purchased 5 new trash cans, and 2 cigarette receptacles, for the area. The total cost was $4,200.
They’ll be “strategically placed” downtown, in areas where people congregate. That includes Parker Harding Plaza by the river, and near benches.
That’s interesting — and necessary. Between workers on cigarette breaks and shoppers who casually leave coffee cups wherever they please, the supposedly high-end area often looks scruffy.
But the money quote belongs to Stephen R. Desloge, president of the DMA.
“It’s a challenge to find out who is supposed to clean up downtown,” he says.
A challenge? The answer is simple:
All of us.