To the Editor:

Over the last 25 years, whether through the organized town cleanup or Arbor Day/Earth Day activities, the residents of Marion have come together on a particular day in the spring to clean up and keep beautiful our town. For the last couple of years it has been paired on the same day as Springfest at Washburn Park run by The Sippican Lands Trust. Because the Lands Trust is taking a year off from hosting Springfest, we, as current organizers of the town-wide cleanup, thought it best to take a break as well and reassess how best to move forward in the years to come. Participation had dwindled a bit in the past few years with people generally commenting that they found little to pick up. That certainly speaks to our town’s ongoing efforts and commitment to keeping Marion clean!

Not wanting to completely abandon cleanup efforts, we thought we’d use May 13, during the town-wide elections at the VFW , as an opportunity to hand out bags and gloves to those leaving the polls in hopes that they could return to their own neighborhoods with those efforts in mind. We will also supply a list of historically problem areas in our town if you wish to venture elsewhere!

Thanks for your continued support over the years and we welcome any/all comments and suggestions for the future.

Hope to see you at the polls on May 13!

Sue Noonan
Stan Bradford