Logan County residents toss bags of trash onto a loader scoop in a lot beside of Baisden Brothers Hardware during the first weekend of the Logan County Commission’s third-annual free trash pickup. The free trash pickup began its final three days this morning. The trash pickup is being conducted beside of Baisden Brothers today, tomorrow and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photo/Michael Browning
The cleanup event started this morning and runs through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily beside Baisden Brothers Hardware.
Logan County Commission President Art Kirkendoll said he believes the cleanup event, which is in its third year, is highly successful once again.
“We believe this one will be the biggest cleanup yet,” Kirkendoll said. He attributes the increase in poundage to the county’s new cleanup ordinance that mandates dilapidated buildings be torn down and property cleared of trash and debris. The ordinance was enacted to help clean up the county, which is a tourist destination.
Last year’s free trash pickup netted 2 million pounds of trash and debris, Kirkendoll said. This year, the county commission expects to collect more than 3 million pounds.
The cleanup event was held in Logan on its first weekend, then moved to Man, then to Chapmanville and the month-long event will finish back in Logan.
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For more information on the cleanup event, call the Logan County Commission at 304-792-8626.
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