Spring cleanup is good for FC

There’s something about the return of blue skies and sunshine that stirs people into action, awakening them from a long winter of semi-hibernation. Suddenly it’s easier to find the energy to take on home improvement projects, plant a flower bed, play a little Frisbee or a game of pick-up basketball – or tackle spring cleaning.

Spring cleaning is time-honored tradition. For many people it’s a way to inject fresh vigor and enthusiasm into the home and a way to show pride in one’s dwelling.

Spring is also a good time for a thorough cleaning in our community.

We’re glad the Franklin County Commission has opted to participate in the Alabama People against a Littered State campaign, Don’t Drop It On Alabama. The PALS program distributes supplies like trash bags and media kits to participating communities, which create their own plans for sprucing up local roadways, parks, neighborhoods, creek banks and other public areas.

It’s easy sometimes to casually toss things like food and candy wrappers, plastic bags and bits of paper on the ground. We all “know better,” and it’s rarely malicious, but we have to think about how this litter impacts our little corner of the planet – environmentally as well as aesthetically. No one wants to see our streets and highways lined with garbage, and no one wants to wants to face a future when the Earth has been so mucked up with trash that it’s no longer a place we can enjoy.

Franklin County is still finalizing its plan for participation in Don’t Drop It On Franklin County. When those details are announced, we urge everyone to plan to participate.

Pitch in and do your part to make your street, your neighborhood, your community, Franklin County, Alabama – and the world – a cleaner, more beautiful place.