To the editor:

We will not have a Great American Clean-Up this year. Keep Brown County Beautiful would encourage you as a family to get out and clean up your own roads. Clean in front of your home and around your home. Get out enjoy the weather and get some needed fresh air and sunshine. It will make our county look so much better, and make you and your family feel better for doing a good deed and having a family activity to get moving!

You are welcome to clean up your own road, or do an Adopt-A-Road if you prefer. We know there are many roads, especially in northern Brown County, that need cleaned up.

Keep Brown County Beautiful wants to let everyone know we hope you are staying home and staying healthy. We have never known this type of thing to happen in our lives. Let’s all come together as better families, communities and individuals as we stay home and stay safe.

Cathy Paradise, Keep Brown County Beautiful

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