RE: [Az-Geocaching] Adopt-a-highway

Tell me when and I'll be there with my garbage bag and orange vest. I'd love to do it every 2-3 months as well.
Apryl
>From: "Will5119@cox.net" <will5119@cox.net>
>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
>Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Adopt-a-highway
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:33:11 -0700
>
>At the last event we discussed having the next one on April 16th, CITO day.
>I'm still planning on that and hope to get the event posted in the next
>week.
>
>Sport Trac/k
>
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>Cordell Harris
>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:51 PM
>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Adopt-a-highway
>
>Schedule it and we will show:  Team: doublebogie6
>
>AZcachemeister wrote:
> > I, for one, would be willing to help in a clean-up every two months or
> > so. They don't all need to be 'Event Caches', and earn me a smiley to
> > get my interest. We /really/ need this area to look good and show our
> > dedication to our CITO ethic!
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Rand Hardin wrote:
> >
> >>RAND HARDIN RESPONDED:
> >>
> >>There's another issue that Brian Casteel didn't mention:  When we
>originally signed up for the Adopt-A-Highway program, we were given a one
>mile stretch of the northbound side of the highway.  When we arrived to do
>our initial cleanup on 4/17/04 (INAUGURAL ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY CLEANUP), we
>noticed that we were also given the southbound side (our sign was on both
>sides of the highway).  Since we hadn't signed up for, or planned on doing
>both sides of the highway, we concentrated on the northbound side, and
>spotted the southbound side.
> >>
> >>Our second cleanup was scheduled for 7/11/04 (FAREWELL ARIZONA).  For this
>cleanup we concentrated on the southbound side of the highway, and spotted
>the northbound side.
> >>
> >>Our last cleanup was on 1/15/05 (CITO 2005 #1).  We concentrated on the
>northbound side of the highway, and spotted the southbound.
> >>
> >>Brian Cluff's message didn't mention which side of the highway the
>complaint was about.  It's possible the individual noticed the southbound
>side of the highway, which was last cleaned on 7/11/04 (over 8 months ago).
>It's possible this side of the highway does look bad!  If I remember
>correctly, we're supposed to do our cleanups every three months.  So far
>we've been staggering our cleanups because we've been given two sides of the
>highway instead of the one side that we signed up for.
> >>
> >>So far we've had three cleanups in the one year since we began on 4/17/04
>(we're behind on our agreement to the Adopt-A-Highway program).
> >>
> >>Maybe it's time to do a complete cleanup of both sides of the highway and
>start a regular schedule to keep both sides cleaned.
> >>
> >>
> >>1st. INAUGURAL ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY CLEANUP:
> >>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=287888bc-514f-48ab-
>9525-91e167957091
> >>
> >>2nd. FAREWELL ARIZONA:
> >>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c117517e-c450-4020-
>9e6d-708b056fbe11
> >>
> >>3rd. CITO 2005 #1:
> >>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1c019694-8b20-404c-
>b946-aebe8cf8eebd
> >>
> >>Rand Hardin
> >>(RandMan)
> >>
> >>************************************************************************
> >>
> >>BRIAN CASTEEL RESPONDED:
> >>
> >>Unfortunately, it MAY be the dirtiest part of the road because of its
> >>proximity to the landfill.  However, whenever there has been a cleanup,
> >>there is a VERY noticeable difference, and the area is clean when we have
>been through with it.  I doubt that it is the dirtiest on a regular basis,
>because in my time traveling the Beeline, I've never seen another group
>cleaning anything.
> >>
> >>As for the median, we aren't allowed to cross the highway and pick up
> >>traffic there (unfortunately).  This is a safety issue and is not allowed
>per ADOT.  There is also a limitation that we can technically pick up trash
> >>along the highway.  If I'm not mistaken, it's within 10'.  Of course,
>having to get in/out of vehicles, it's easy to 'violate' this rule without
>even really thinking about it.
> >>
> >>Sport Trac/K (sp?) adopted the program and had a clean-up a few months
>ago, toward the end of the year I believe.  It's due for another one, but it
>would be great if it could be held on CITO Day.
> >>
> >>Brian
> >>Team A.I.
> >>
> >>************************************************************************
> >>
> >>BRIAN CLUFF WROTE:
> >>
> >>I was just sent a message privately from someone that was concerned that
>the area of road that we are in charge of is the dirtiest part of the road?
> >>
> >>Can anyone back that up?
> >>
> >>Is it possibly due to people picking up the trash aren't allow to get near
>the road to pick it up? (am I wrong about that rule.. and if I'm not, is
>there a way around it so that the median and close by chunk of road can also
>be picked up so we don't look bad?)
> >>
> >>Do we need to start organizing another event?
> >>
> >>I can't remember who adopted the adopt-a-highway thing..
> >>
> >>Brian Cluff
> >>Team Snaptek
> >>
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