[Durham INC] [Fwd: Durham Encourages Residents to "Swat-A-Litterbug"]

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

It's just you.... I think it's wonderful!
 
It's Durham fixing it's broken windows, in my opinion.
 
Bill  Anderson


In a message dated 6/28/2010 11:44:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kjj1 at duke.edu writes:



Is it just me, or is this a bit of a Big Brother-ish intervention?  



     
  
Durham Police  Department  
Keep Durham  Beautiful, Inc. 
Joint Media  Advisory 
For Immediate  Release: June 28, 2010  
For  Details, Contact: 
Kammie  Michael 
Public  Information Officer 
Durham Police  Department 
(919) 560-4322  x29195 
_Kammie.Michael at durhamnc.gov_ (mailto:Kammie.Michael at durhamnc.gov)  
Dorothea  Pierce 
Executive  Director, Keep Durham Beautiful 
(919)  354-2729 
_Dorothea at KeepDurhamBeautiful.org_ 
(mailto:Dorothea at KeepDurhamBeautiful.org)   
 



Keep  Durham Beautiful and Durham Police Encourage Residents to  “
Swat-A-Litterbug” 
DURHAM,  N.C. – The next time you see someone litter, the Durham Police 
Department  (DPD) and Keep Durham Beautiful (KDB) want you to report  it. 
In  a joint effort to encourage Durham residents to use the North Carolina  
Department of Transportation’s Swat-A-Litterbug program, the DPD and KDB 
are  reminding residents of the importance of reporting litterbugs and 
protecting  Durham’s roadside environment. 
“This  program is a great way for people in Durham to show that they know 
that litter  is an important issue to the community and that it will no 
longer be tolerated  here,” said DPD Deputy Chief Jim Bjurstrom.  “Our 
department wants to  ensure that people know about this NCDOT resource and know how 
to use  it.” 
The  Swat-A-Litterbug Program is an educational effort administered by the 
North  Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Beautification 
Programs.   Littering on North Carolina roadways has never been acceptable 
behavior and  the NCDOT feels that some people simply need to be educated on the 
harmful  effects of littering, whether deliberate or unintentional.    
“Drivers  who are reported via the Swat-A-Litterbug program receive a 
formal  notification signed by the colonel of the N.C. State Highway Patrol.  We  
hope that this letter educates as well as reminds citizens of their civic  
responsibility to protect the environment,” said George Kapetanakis with the 
 NCDOT’s Office of Beautification Programs.  “We are really excited that  
both the Durham Police Department and Keep Durham Beautiful recognize the  
importance of keeping our roadways clean and are helping us spread the word  
about how people should report litterbugs.” 
“Our  volunteers work so hard to pick up litter and make Durham look more 
beautiful,  so it’s incredibly frustrating for them to see others littering. 
This program  gives that frustration an outlet and helps us educate people 
at the same  time,” said KDB Executive Director Dorothea Pierce. “I use the  
Swat-A-Litterbug website all the time.” 
License  plate numbers, time, date and location of littering are all 
necessary when  reporting. To report a litterbug, call toll-free 1-877-DOT-4YOU  
(1-877-368-4968) or visit the DPD Website at _www.durhampolice.com_ 
(http://www.durhampolice.com/)  and click on the “litterbug”  to link to the NCDOT’s 
online form.  Residents can also visit _www.keepdurhambeautiful.org_ 
(http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/)  to access the NCDOT’s  online form. 

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