The plan is to use the money to produce a couple of Public Service Announcements about littering and litter laws and to do some additional neighborhood-specific education. Mayor Hightower has long believed that residents feel better in neighborhoods that look better. Shreveport Green Director Donna Curtis says the timing of the grant is wonderful and fits in nicely with the just-formed Litter Task Force. Task Force members include Curtis, Shreveport Police Chief Jim Roberts, Department of Operational Services Director Mike Strong, Codes Enforcement Bureau Chief Wardell Bowie, and others. The task force went on a tour of the City several days ago to see where the challenges lie and to begin figuring out a plan for attacking them.
Litter is serious business.
We could definitely use that money for other worthwhile projects.