Meridian woman promotes downtown cleanup

By By William F. West / community editor
Sept. 17, 2002
Leslie York of Meridian is promoting sprucing up the city's downtown area on Oct. 18 and 19.
York is a safety manager for Boeing, which maintains and services aircraft at Naval Air Station Meridian.
She said she became involved in the cleanup because she drives through the downtown area while taking her daughter to and from school at St. Patrick School.
York said she isn't saying that the downtown area is dirty and messy.
York said sponsors include EMBDC, the city of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Main Street Meridian, Keep Meridian and Lauderdale County Beautiful, Meridian Community College, the Downtown Merchants Association and Waste Management.