The Fillmore Corridor Neighborhood Coalition (FCNC), which is comprised of various groups and community organizations including the South Fillmore Block Club have raised $10,000 to manufacture four recycling and trash receptacles along Fillmore Avenue to help keep the area clean and provide residents with attractive containers for recycling and litter. These containers will look similar to receptacles along Elmwood Avenue, with East Side-themed designs created by students from Daemen College, which is a member of the FCNC.
From John Murphy, Executive director of Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Housing Services and HomeFront, Inc. about the project.
One of the major issues at block club and community meetings I attended in the Broadway-Fillmore area when I first came on board was litter. There were no functioning trash receptacles in the blocks around the market, and trash baskets mounted on the light standards had no bottoms in them. People tried, but there were really no public trash containers except for special events. Councilman Dave Franczyk provided $5,000 for the project, and the Oishei Foundation are providing the balance of funds.
To take a look at the complete designs, click here to view a pdf file from students at Daemen College—>
