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On behalf of Snohomish County, we wish you a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving! We hope you are able to spend the holiday with your loved ones.
Snohomish County Public Works maintains more than 1,600 road miles throughout the unincorporated areas of the county. From April to October 2023, the Snohomish County Litter Wranglers collected more than 3,400 bags of trash alongside nearly 500 miles of county roadsides. The Litter Wranglers started as a pilot program staffed by seasonal Solid Waste division employees in 2017 to collect and bag roadside litter for the road maintenance crews to pick up.
“We know our residents and visitors expect us to keep our roadways as clean as possible, since they take us to some of the most spectacular places on the planet,” said Executive Somers. “Through six seasons, the Litter Wranglers have helped maintain the natural beauty of Snohomish County. I continue to be impressed by the problem-solving skills of our staff and their commitment to making a difference every single day.”
Since its inception, the Litter Wranglers have collected more than 28,000 bags of litter from county roadways. The five-person crew has been aided by Snohomish County residents calling and emailing about locations with excessive litter. The Litter Wranglers have been able to respond within less than a week to reported locations. The program is scheduled to return in spring 2024.
For more information about the Litter Wranglers, visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/litter.
Snohomish County participated in National Adoption Day on Friday, November 17. For this nineteenth annual celebration, the County worked to make this a very special occasion for children and their new families.
Anyone interested can learn more in this Herald story.
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