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July 12, 2004

Mayor Cites Ongoing Need for Litter Awareness

Woodbridge Township will be making a special effort this summer to help keep local streets free of litter, Mayor Frank G. Pelzman has announced.

Starting with its first All-American City citation in 1964, Woodbridge has enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as one of the cleanest, most litter-free cities in the Central Jersey urban corridor. Mayor Pelzman and other community leaders are hoping citizens will renew that commitment to civic cleanliness by paying increased attention to their immediate environment.

In particular, residents and business owners are being asked to comply with a Township ordinance that prohibits the posting of notices, flyers or posters on lampposts, utility poles, trees, buildings or other features of the public streetscape such as traffic lights, mail boxes or trash cans.

"We're asking anyone who sees these items posted outside their homes or businesses to please remove them," says Mayor Pelzman. "Preventing litter is more than just a matter of wanting our neighborhoods to look nice. The accumulation of trash and litter is a public health hazard, and we hope everyone will share responsibility for keeping our common areas as litter-free as possible."

The Township is sending out enforcement teams to locate and cite public posting violators. A conviction for violating the ordinance can result in a jail term of up to 90 days or a fine of up to $1,000.00.