Submitted by the Town of Friday Harbor

The Town of Friday Harbor helped its customers jump-start their spring cleaning with the free pickup of oversized refuse the week of April 26-30. This is the fifth year the town has offered the Spring Cleanup service to its residential refuse customers. Refuse employees Dave Smith and Mark Wagner picked up a total of 18.53 tons (37,060 pounds) of oversized junk too large to fit in standard garbage cans. Last year, the town picked up just over 20 tons.

“Once again, our customers did a fantastic job of selecting acceptable items and neatly stacking them for pickup,” Town Administrator Duncan Wilson said.

Wilson also recognized the excellent job the Public Works employees did handling the significant increase in refuse picked up this year. The Town hopes to see this town beautification service continue in future years.

“Town staff is grateful to the Mayor and Town Council for approving this additional free service,” Wilson said.