City to remove trash cans from parks, trails 
by John Hazlehurst Published: January 25,2010
Tags: budget, Colorado Springs, parks, trails, trash
In a drastic move to address general fund budget gaps, the city has begun to remove trash cans from neighborhood parks. About 400 trash cans will be removed from 128 neighborhood parks and from all urban trail corridors within the next two weeks. Justifying the decision, city spokesperson Julie Smith said, ”The parks department spends approximately $5,700 [...] [...]







