When I was growing up, I remember my mother cleaning our stoop and sidewalk everyday. Her and our neighbors would sweep and socialize every morning. And because of it our city streets were cleaner.
The first step in keeping our streets clean is personal responsibility. Like my mother, I clean my pavement everyday. In my opinion, it’s not government’s job to do that. It is our job, however, to provide the tools and assistance to individuals and community groups so that they can accept that responsibility. Providing trash bags and tools is part of that job – creating an environment where clean streets are important is the vital part.
That is why I’ve supported citizen clean-up initiatives throughout my district and why I have sponsored legislation to encourage property owners to be responsible for their sidewalks and streets.
Philadelphia is a great city. We should be proud of it. And we need to take care of it.
Frank DiCicco
Councilman, 1st District
City of Philadelphia
Comments (2)
Mr. Di Cicco:
It is NOT the government's responsibility to supply the tools and trash bags. It is the individual's responsibility. You were on the right track up to that point.
Bill
Posted by Bill Kelly | September 13, 2007 8:51 AM
Posted on September 13, 2007 08:51
It IS the city's responsibility to keep the city clean - that's what we pay the nation's highest local taxes for!
Anonymous
Posted by Anonymous | September 15, 2007 10:05 PM
Posted on September 15, 2007 22:05