RiverLink updates: River clean-up nets 400 lbs of trash; organization announces candidate survey

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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From RiverLink:

The call for rain did not deter the 120 dedicated volunteers from participating in the Big Sweep Cleanup of the French Broad River coordinated by RiverLink, Asheville GreenWorks, Asheville Outdoor Center and 1-800-Got Junk this past Saturday.  In their brightly colored rain jackets, volunteers from ages 3 years old and up collected 3,440 pounds of trash and about 400 pounds of recyclables from the French Broad River!

In other RiverLink-related news, there’s this:

RiverLink is eager to know what these  potential city council members are proposing as part of their campaign platform  to protect and enhance the French Broad River Watershed.  RiverLink developed a short and simple survey.

The French Broad Watershed is a valuable resource for the region.  Both city and regional river fans need to  understand how the folks they elect view the river.  RiverLink will publish the candidate’s answers on Monday, October 26th, using all its media outlets. RiverLink encourages  the public to participate in the survey as well to find out how their opinions compare to those of the candidates. The public’s answers will remain anonymous. RiverLink will link the potential candidate’s names with their respected answers .