Adopt-a-Road Involvement!
Members of the Assessor's staff (and their families!) have been volunteering their time and hard work by adopting a 2-mile stretch of Bradley Road upon which a "clean-up" is performed on a quarterly basis.
Safety equipment and trash bags are provided by the Transportation Department and our volunteers rise early on their scheduled days to eliminate the unsightly trash that collects along the roadway. Once collected and bagged, Transportation picks up the rubbish and hauls it away.
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From Left:
Team Leader Tina Flutcher, Donna Dobson,
retiree Pat Hubert, Bob Henry and Dianna Ayles. |
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The volunteers include not only current Assessor's staff and members of their families, but retiree's as well. It's a great way to get some fresh air and exercise, while providing a service to the community that can be appreciated by all who travel Bradley Road.
The most recent clean-up was held on August 11, 2007 and involved staff member volunteers: Bob Henry, Dianna Ayles (along with husband Mike and daughter Julia), Rick Van Dyke, Steve Fischer and Tina Flutcher (along with son Patrick Craver), and our favorite retiree volunteer, Pat Hubert.
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(Front row, left to right):
John Nichols, Team Leader Tina Flutcher, Donna Dobson,
Bob Henry, Steve Fischer,
Marlynn Barker (daughter of staff member Debra Barker), Debra Barker and Laurie White.
(Back row, left to right)
retiree Pat Hubert,
Rick Van Dyke and Steve Allaby. |
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While commonplace rubbish is anticipated, some items spotted and removed have included aluminum siding, an engine block and even a stray bowling ball! Wildlife encountered along the way always involves mice and other small animals as well as snakes (both dead and alive!)
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Left to right:
Donna Dobson, Pat Hubert,
Dianna Ayles and Bob Henry. |
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The whole crew, hard at work...
watch out for those snakes! |
After the quarterly clean-up has been completed, digging into a pot-luck brunch at the nearby home of one of our retired-staff member volunteers is a welcome refresher.
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(Far side, left to right) Pat Hubert, Jill Moore, Dianna Ayles, and Laurie White.
(Near side, left to right) Mark Flutcher, Tina Flutcher, and John Nichols.
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Our volunteers were recently awarded special certificates of appreciation by Assessor Mark Lowderman for their "above-and-beyond" interest in public service.
We are very proud of these individuals and their families for all they do and for the Public Service they perform.
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Photographs courtesy of
staff member/volunteer
Allan Carlson. |
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Further information on the Adopt-a-Road Program
may be found by visiting the Transportation Department website:
http://adm.elpasoco.com/Transportation