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on having their lots cleared and sub-standard buildings either demolished or repaired. As this is a major problem in Bay Saint Louis, a vacation oriented community, this job is of great importance. The results of this program have been most apparent and have been most rewarding to the local homeowners who must bear the burden of absentee owners' negligence. A full time director was hired by the city through the auspices of Operation-Upturn to run this program which involves much correspondence and many hours of delving into records. Also playing a major part in this program are the city building inspector and the county health officer who must first find cause for the action to be taken. The owner is notified of the problem and an offer is made to make arrangements with a local contractor for the work to be done. If the owner is not co-operative or fails to respond then appropriate legal action is begun. After the legally prescribed advertising time has elapsed, the city crews perform the work and the bill is added to the owner's taxes. This is one means used in enforcing existing ordinances. Throughout the Spring Clean-Up Campaign, heavy hauling equipment was furnished to the city by Operation-Upturn to dispose of collected heavy trash much of which were the last remnants of Camille. A schedule was worked out and published in the local paper for orderly pick-up of each of four areas of the city on succeeding weeks.
The local newspapers co-operated fully in publishing news items and articles concerning the progress of the campaign. One-liners were used throughout the paper, Editorial Cartoons and comments appeared weekly. All promotional publicity was faithfully printed and a series of Prize-Winning essays and posters submitted by the school children in the October Clean-Up Campaign were reproduced weekly.
Proclamations from the City Commission Council proclaiming Clean-Up Month, Arbor Day, Appreciation to the School Children for a job well done and Notification of Enforcement of Ordinances were issued and published in the "Echo".
Posters designed by Mrs. Vegas were printed, and then posted by the police department in businesses. Litter bags furnished by the Coast Coca Cola bottling company were distributed to the schools.
As Arbor Day was included in this period of time, programs were planned by the Bay - Waveland Garden Club to coincide with the Spring Clean-Up program.
Tree plantings were scheduled by the Junior Garden Clubs at each of the schools, the Library and the Parks. The Garden Club planned a tree planting at the newly restored Garden Center. The Clean-Up and Beautification Committee spoke before
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