Cecil County Government: County Employees Adopt Road, Executive Sets Goal To Reduce Litter

Press release from Cecil County Government:

04/22/2021

Elkton, MD: In celebration of Earth Day, County Executive Hornberger and a team of employee volunteers announced they will adopt Belle Hill Road to pick-up litter and trash through Cecil County’s Department of Public Work’s Adopt-A-Road Program.  

The Adopt-A-Road Program allows families, volunteer groups, businesses, and community organizations to adopt a stretch of County road to help clean up litter and trash and beautify our communities. Currently, there are 30 organizations that have adopted roads through this program. 

To combat road litter and trash in Cecil, County Executive Hornberger set a goal of having 15 new groups sign-up for the Adopt-A-Road Program by World Cleanup Day in September.

“Litter has been an issue in Cecil County, especially during the Coronavirus Pandemic, and I hope that our adoption of Belle Hill Road will kickstart a movement to clean up our roadways. Keeping Cecil County beautiful is a public effort and I am hopeful the community will follow our lead”, stated County Executive Danielle Hornberger.

The Department of Public Works will provide participating groups with safety vests, warning signs, Adopt-A-Road signs with the eligible group’s name, and assistance in taking away trash bags. Participating groups are expected to pick up litter along their designated road four times a year. More information on the Adopt-A-Road Program, including how to register, can be found in the following link: ADOPT A ROAD Program 2021.

The County Executive and her team plan on hosting their first cleanup day on Saturday, May 1.

“I invite Cecil County residents, businesses, and organizations to join us in cleaning up our community, whether it be by joining our Adopt-A-Road Program or by getting out this Spring to clean up around your home, work, or school,” added County Executive Hornberger.

In addition, municipalities from across the County, including Rising Sun, Elkton, and Charlestown are hosting cleanup events of their own on May 1!

If you are interested in joining the Adopt-A-Road Program, please contact Kevin Alkinburg at kalkinburg@ccgov.org or 410-996-8454.

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This press release was produced by Cecil County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.