Estill Countians should keep their property clean

I know some of the problems come from tenants who don't own their property. But it is time that local action is taken on some of these junky properties. Piles of junk in the yard maked the whole community look bad.

Out of town businessmen who might want to expand business into the community could quickly develop a negative image of the county based on a few people who seem to enjoy trashy yards full of litter and junk.

The reputations of Stacy Lane, Barnes Mt., Old Fox, Substation, among others suffer from these junky residents!

There needs to be an effort to make property owners more aware of the need to keep their properties more attractive.

It is sad that some people lack pride in their community. Satisfied to live in ignorance, needless poverty, and low self esteem.

Decades of welfare dependency have taken their toll on our lower income population.
It is time for a CLEAN UP Estill County campaign like we had in the early 1990s when people heaped up the trash in front of their yards to be picked up by sanitation companies.

I took a recent trip through Lee, Breathitt, Perry, Knott, Letcher, Wolfe and Powell Counties. And I am ashamed to say that the Winchester and Richmond roads had more junky property than any of the roads leading through those counties. Actually the Miller's Creek Road is more attractive now that some old houses have been torn down. Cow Creek has seen some new homes to the east of Ravenna. But the Richmond and Winchester Roads are full of eyesores. Why won't somebody do something? I am pleading with everyone to make these entrances more atractive.

Folks, enough is enough. We need local people to become less apathetic and take action. The junky yards are sickening. Our community can do better. We have some nice homes and property in our community but a few eyesores makes everyone else look bad. Let's clean up Estill County and the Richmond Road in particular.