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Several Rappahannock County organizations proved last weekend that they “Dare to Care” about Virfe*iia’s highways when they joined the Virginia Department of Transportation’s effort to clean up the state’s roads.
Two Brownie troops and the county*s 4-H teen club have become the first Rappahannock County entries in a new state-wide program called Adopt a Highway, sponsored by VDOT, the Division of Litter Control and Recycling and Keep Virginia Beautiful Inc.
Troop 929 has adopted the Fodderstack Road, pledging to clean it four times a year for the next two years. Troop 909 has made the same commitment on the Shade Road, from its intersection with Route 211 to the intersection with Route 621.
And, the 4-H group will be policing Route 211 and the roads leading into Washington, cleaning litter from the gutters and along the rights of way. All three groups began their tasks last weekend with cleanups Friday afternoon and Saturday.
“The response has been great,” Litter Coordinator Nina Stamer reported. “I’m really excited that local groups have chosen to get involved.”
She said that the program is easy to get involved in, and easy to keep up with. “It’s really no big deal — picking up trash four times a year for two years. Everybody should get involved and adopt a stretch of road.”
County Administrator John McCarthy agreed, adding that he hoped to see local businesses as well as community organizations become involved. “I have no problem with telling businesses, ‘Hey, this is good publicity.’”
For commercial enterprises, Mr. McCarthy said, the sign erected by the highway department crediting the group which has adopted each stretch of road is good advertising. “And at base, it’s a community service.”
The program was developed, according to Transportation Commissioner Ray Pethtel, “to let concerned citizens take an active part in helping us keep Virginia clean. With volunteers joining us in this public partnership and taking on the responsibility along certain roads, it lets us concentrate litter control
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