THEY’RE ALMOST DONE CLEANING UP AFTER PILGRIMS WHO MADE THE EASTER TREK TO CHIMAYO LAST WEEK. THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT BY MONDAY, THEIR CREWS HAD FILLED A HUNDRED 65-GALLON BAGS OF TRASH FOUND ALONG NM-76 AND NM-503. SPOKESPERSON MELISSA DOSHER TELLS US THAT’S ABOUT WHAT IT’S BEEN THE PAST TWO YEARS AS WELL.
SHE SAYS STATE D-O-T CREWS ARE DONE CLEANING UP ALL THE WATER BOTTLE, RELIGIOUS FLYERS, AND ORANGE PEELS FROM ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADS. NOW STATE INMATES ARE COMPLETING THE TASK TUESDAY. SHE SAYS THEY CLEANING OUT ALL THE PAPER THAT BLEW INTO FENCES.
DOSHER SAYS THEY’VE PLACED TRASH BARRELS ALONG THE ROUTE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THEY SPECIALLY MADE TRASH RECEPTACLES THIS YEAR … WHICH DIDN’T GET USED.
