Bloomington-Normal makes efforts to beautify the town

Posted on April 7, 2018

*Bloomington-Normal and the EAC plan to clean the town for one week. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Ecology Action Center)*

By Crystal Donaldson

BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL – The City of Bloomington Beautification Committee, The Town of Normal, and the Ecology Action Center are dedicating the week of Saturday, April 14 through Sunday, April 22 to cleaning the Twin Cities.

Community members are invited to take part in the BN Spring Clean Up Week by collecting trash in public parks with free supplies provided by Normal’s and Bloomington’s parks and recreation departments.

The week of cleaning ends with EAC’s Earth Day Clean Up. The clean up includes an organized clean up of Constitution Trail and Sugar Creek.

“Each year we pull out anywhere from half a ton to actually a full ton of trash,” said Executive Director of the EAC Michael Brown. “Literally a ton of trash from along the trail and the creek.”

Brown says participating in clean up week is also a great way to not only take care of the community, but the planet.

“It’s just a nice opportunity to give something back. Which is kind of the spirit of Earth Day. Taking care of our community, our home, which is our planet as well.”

Crystal Donaldson can be reached at [email protected].

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