Mayor Zohar Mamdani paid New Yorkers to shovel snow. Denver could do the same to clean up the city's litter problem.
Zohar Mamdani found a way to get residents involved in cleanup. This city should do the same.before our next blizzard!lost his job. It took 33 hours for Stapleton Airport to open and the city side streets and sidewalks were impassable for weeks.
Zohar Mamdani found a way to get residents involved in cleanup. This city should do the same...before our next blizzard!lost his job. It took 33 hours for Stapleton Airport to open and the city side streets and sidewalks were impassable for weeks. This week, New York City was hit with a “bomb cyclone” and 20 inches of snow in Central Park. Yet, within 24 hours the city’s streets and sidewalks were cleared and the city was open for business. The difference: New York City Mayor Zohar Mamdani turned to a longtime program, expanded publicity and gave a higher incentive. The city offered $30 an hour for anyone able to shovel snow. A reported 1,400 people shoveled for hours; cleared the streets and sidewalks; made some extra money; and likely poured that revenue back into the city.Mayor Mamdani also put businesses and apartment owners on notice that fines would be quickly imposed if the public areas were not shoveled.Will Boulder See the Light Before the Dark Horse Is Demolished? So, I think it’s time for Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver City Council to take note. Here’s an opportunity to get residents involved with cleaning up Denver. Litter in street gutters and overflowing trash cans, including in downtown, has been an issue for at least the last twenty years. It’s become commonplace instead of an embarrassment. I’ve heard the excuse that there aren’t enough city workers to keep up with the litter. How about each city council member dig into their budgets and find a “Clean City” fund to pay residents to clean up sidewalk and street gutter trash in their districts? I think many would gladly grab trash bags and work a couple days a week for $19.29 an hour, the minimum wage in Denver. This also would help households struggling with higher grocery costs. The money also could come from fining businesses for not picking up litter. This should include grocery stores, some of which have gotten so lax that customers need to clean out buggies before shopping. Take a clue from Mayor Mamdani and get our residents involved. Wouldn’t it be amazing if seeing litter in Denver’s street gutters or overflowing trash cans became a rare sight instead of a daily eyesore? On weekends, westword.com publishes commentaries on matters of interest to the Denver community. Have one you’d like to share? Send it to editorial@westword.com, where you can also comment on this piece.was born and raised in Denver and worked as a newspaper reporter in Colorado for twenty years. She has co-authored four published autobiographies for notable Coloradans.Westword has always been free, and we want to keep it that way. But we can no longer rely solely on advertising to support our newsroom. If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our work and keep Westword forever free.
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