You may have noticed your streets and alleys a little bit cleaner this summer, and that’s thanks to a program that President Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero support to keep the teenagers in town busy working.  “We are cutting and trimming. My job is to make sure that all the weeds are gone and there is no garbage left between the toters,” said Manuel Davila the lead coordinator of the summer program at Public Works. “I have to make sure the alleys are nice and clean.” Different crews are going around all throughout town cleaning up with weed whackers, picking up garbage and just making and keeping our town beautiful. “This is a great program because by us moving all the garbage cans there’s no garbage left for the rodents,” shared Davila. He oversees 12 teenagers in his bus and describes them as, “awesome kids.” Some have weed whackers, others carry blowers and the rest come and pick up the garbage. “If it’s something very large I contact my supervisor and he will send a dumb truck or a sweeper,” said Davila. “It’s a very good program because you keep them away from trouble and at the same time they make a couple of dollars.” Davila is a Cicero resident of more than 47 years and stated, “I love my Town!”

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