Jackson Heights Post: Corona Community Comes Together With Francisco Moya to Clean Up Neighborhood Streets
Dozens of residents joined Council Member Francisco Moya Sunday to pick up trash and sweep a number of streets in Corona.
The cleanup, which was attended by volunteers of all ages, was part of an effort to keep the area clean at a time when garbage has been piling up across the city following budget cuts. The Dept. of Sanitation’s budget was slashed by $106 million this year and the mayor suspended a popular graffiti cleanup program in March.
Participants at Sunday’s cleanup split into groups and picked up garbage, swept the streets and power-washed public areas along the commercial corridors.
Moya said it is important to maintain the neighborhood and to ensure that it remains clean and safe.
“A clean neighborhood is about our community having quality of life. We all deserve that, regardless of ZIP code,” Moya said. “We deserve clean streets and the same services that other neighborhoods, just a few minutes from here, have access to.”