DPNR And Partners To Host 'Rock City Clean Streets' On Saturday

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) has invited residents of the St. Thomas community to volunteer their services for a clean-up drive of downtown Charlotte Amalie on Saturday. Entities leading the charge in the “Rock City Clean Streets” initiative include the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service – St. Thomas (VIMAS), Department of Planning and Natural Resources – Coastal Zone Management (DPNR-CZM) and the Virgin Islands Conservation Society (VICS), D.P.N.R. said. The organizers are inviting all interested volunteers to assemble at 9:00 a.m. in the Fort Christian Parking Lot. The volunteers will be placed into teams which will target Charlotte Amalie West beginning at Emile Griffith Ball Park, the Waterfront and Backstreet areas and Charlotte Amalie East to include Havensight. Even after almost three months, the effects that hurricanes Irma and Maria had on the transfer of debris is unsightly and environmentally damaging. “This is our third Rock City Clean Streets...