Roadside Clean-Up Completed

Story by Andy Sale, Photos by Mary Rouse

Six Sunnyside residents, along with Executive Director Charlotte Sibold, took part in the semiannual cleanup of Massanetta Springs Road on Saturday, October 10. The residents were Andy and Frances Sale, Ruth Williams, Cindy Rocksly, Bill Dent and Roxanna Atwood.

The cleanup is organized in the spring and fall by Andy and Frances Sale, who coordinate with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to get safety signs at each end of the 1.5 mile section of road, along with bright safety vests, gloves, pickup tools and trash bags.

The group met at the Sunnyside entrance at 10 a.m., where Andy reviewed VDOT safety instructions and “Bag It, Move It or Leave It” instructions, along with distributing equipment. Two teams were then formed to walk to the Shen Lake intersection or to Route 33 and back picking up roadside trash along the way.

The teams finished their work around 11:30 a.m., filling four large orange trash bags that were picked up later by VDOT. The tangible “reward” for the effort is an “Adopt A Road” sign put up by VDOT at both ends of the road, noting that the work in that section is done