The Record (Troy, NY)

Meeting scheduled for Troy Earth Day Cleanup event

- By Record staff

TROY, N.Y. » Troy Mayor Patrick Madden recently announced that the city will hold an informatio­nal meeting for the Collar City’s annual Earth Day Cleanup event.

The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., Mon., Mar. 18, in the main conference room at City Hall, at 433 River St.

All interested residents and community organizati­ons are invited to attend and provide informatio­n on neighborho­od cleanup projects.

“Building a cleaner, greener community is what Earth Day is all about, and our annual citywide cleanup gives residents an opportunit­y to make a direct and positive impact in their neighborho­od. Community involvemen­t is a critical part of a successful Earth Day event, and I encourage residents to attend and participat­e in this year’s improvemen­t program,” Madden said in a news release.

Each year, residents, families and business owners come together during Earth Day to organize community- driven cleanup and beautifica­tion projects at local parks, green spaces, and neighborho­ods across Troy.

In 2018, more than 18 individual projects were organized with over a hundred participan­ts lending a hand to improve their corner of the Collar City.

Earth Day will be on Monday, April 22 this year.

For more informatio­n on the annual Citywide Earth Day cleanup, one can visit www.troyny.gov/ earthday. To organize a project in your neighborho­od, residents are asked to contact Renee Panetta, City Recycling Coordinato­r, at (518) 279-7171 or renee.panetta@troyny.gov.

 ?? FILE PHOTO ?? Lansingbur­gh student Eryk Gutierrez fills a leaf bag during the citywide cleanup effort in 2016.
FILE PHOTO Lansingbur­gh student Eryk Gutierrez fills a leaf bag during the citywide cleanup effort in 2016.

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