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Could a small sign (and a cooperative public) save the Antrim spring cleanup?

In an effort to keep trash off the side of state highways during their annual Spring Cleanup, Forest Home Township officials tried a simple sign. (Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
(Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
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(Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
In an effort to keep trash off the side of state highways during their annual Spring Cleanup, Forest Home Township officials tried a simple sign. (Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)

For about 20 years, people in Antrim County have piled unwanted goods along the side of the road.

People spend time picking it all over, taking what they like, and often find some real treasures: furniture, art, a hot tub.

But MDOT says the trash needs to stay out of the right-of-way or the Spring Cleanup could end. And one township is hoping a small sign might save the tradition.

Reporting for this episode came from Austin Rowlader and WCMU's Blace Carpenter.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Austin is a freelance reporter and producer based in Bellaire.
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."