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Sweeping away silence
Ashley Mackin
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Community
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An increase in street sweeping will soon shatter the early morning silence of the Arcata Plaza.
The street sweeping will will occur three to five times a week. As a result, parking is prohibited on the Plaza from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. everyday.
Director of Arcata Public Works, Charles R. "Doby" Class, said the decision to increase cleaning is a part of the Healthy Plaza Initiative passed by the Arcata City Council and supported by Humboldt State.
Class said, "We're working to make the plaza a nice place to go."
The downside of more street cleaning and prohibited parking is the probable increase in parking tickets. He said the police are ready to enforce the policy.
Officer Steve Brown said the ticket would be $30. He said, "It's important to keep that area clean," making special mention of the Farmer's Market. "People go there to buy fresh food, and so the area needs to be clean."
The solution is planning ahead. "Don't drive to the Plaza, get drunk and leave your car there," Class said.
Geography senior Justin Tucker said he didn't know about the increase of sweepings, but worries about the people at the bars. "If they wouldn't drive home, but walk home [drunk]," he said. "It's not encouraging for the people that were drinking."
The street sweeping will will occur three to five times a week. As a result, parking is prohibited on the Plaza from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. everyday.
Director of Arcata Public Works, Charles R. "Doby" Class, said the decision to increase cleaning is a part of the Healthy Plaza Initiative passed by the Arcata City Council and supported by Humboldt State.
Class said, "We're working to make the plaza a nice place to go."
The downside of more street cleaning and prohibited parking is the probable increase in parking tickets. He said the police are ready to enforce the policy.
Officer Steve Brown said the ticket would be $30. He said, "It's important to keep that area clean," making special mention of the Farmer's Market. "People go there to buy fresh food, and so the area needs to be clean."
The solution is planning ahead. "Don't drive to the Plaza, get drunk and leave your car there," Class said.
Geography senior Justin Tucker said he didn't know about the increase of sweepings, but worries about the people at the bars. "If they wouldn't drive home, but walk home [drunk]," he said. "It's not encouraging for the people that were drinking."
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