The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety provided their support to a local group of students looking to impact the community in a positive way. The Mayor’s Youth Council presented their Adopt-a-Street Project to board members when they met Monday night.
According to the presenters, Vice President Nicole Keller and member Griffin Nate, the council has been trying for more than six years to establish the Adopt-a-Street Project and they now have a concrete proposal in place. The mission statement they provided stated that their main focus is to improve Plymouth for current and future generations by connecting local youth with local government.
The Youth Council expressed interest in working with the street department to incorporate an Adopt-a-Street program in the City of Plymouth. During their research, VP Keller stated they used the success of the programs implementation in Doral, Florida as inspiration for their proposal. Nate mentioned that aside from this program resulting in a cleaner city, it would also alleviate some of the litter-pick up and street cleaning responsibilities that the street department is responsible for.
The members said they would need to work with the street department in order to obtain the signs, safety vests and garbage bags required for the endeavor. Board of Public Works member Jeff Houin suggested that the fee charged to adopt a street could potentially cover costs of needed supplies. VP Keller mentioned that has been brought up during their Youth Council meetings and it is a possibility.
