Dear Mayor Kenney....

Dear Mayor Kenney--

So, I took my son Matthew down for a Manny Flick on the Schuylkill River today.  Okay, not the smartest thing I ever did, because downtown traffic is bad, especially when they close off Kelly Drive, which is where I wanted to be.

But it wasn't even the traffic that bothered me.  It is the trash.  My lord, Mayor Kenney--you really need to do something about the trash in Philadelphia.  And specifically, you need to do something about providing the citizens of Philadelphia with trash cans.  I drove down Broad Street, and the lack of trash cans on street corners is stunning.  I want to pick up my trash, and I want to see the area cleaned up, but unless and until there are enough trash cans so that people on the street can put their trash safely in containers on the corner while they are waiting for buses, then the streets will be dirty.

Moreover, you need to send out crews to simply drive around and pick up trash that is littering corner lots, empty lots, etc, etc.  This is your job.  Do it right.  Because nothing makes an individual feel bad about themselves than when he or she lives in a dirty environment.  So help out the citizens of Philadelphia, and give them trash cans.  


Very truly yours,

Leslie Gallagher