The trailer has just been ceremonially hitched to the new 15 passenger van at the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
This van has already begun transporting former inmates on work release to roadsides needing trash pickup.
“So as a council, we ended up funding it because we thought it was a great opportunity that when visitors come to our area, we want a clean environment for them to be able to see and invest in our community,” County Council President Jill Hahn said.
Individuals will come before Judge Wayne Trockman and be referred to this program. The two looked the brand new passenger van over at the news event Thursday afternoon, Nov. 13.
“It's going to be great for the community, and it's going to be very good for our work release participants to get involved and do positive things in the community — clean up the streets,” Trockman said.
Sheriff Noah Robinson said conservatively, they hope to bag 15,000 pounds of trash annually with the program.
Robinson said the van will operate at least five days per week transporting 16 individuals to trouble spots along the county roads.
“We know we have certain problem areas, our primary focus is going to be ensuring that our front door pride streets, the roads coming into the town look their best, so that visitors and investors who are coming into the community see a city that knows how it takes care of its streets.”
Included is Saint Joseph Avenue — especially near Laubscher Meadows landfill.
Republic Services donated all the tipping fees and bags for the program.
Robinson said the program will soon be taking requests via phone.
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