Bull Creek park litter issue

[Weatherguy]

Just now saw this thread, which seems have gotten off track.

Just another example of the serious trash problem Austin has. Please see my thread this week on this problem.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by cBach

What we need is a real hot fall to scare away people. I remember that fall when it was 95 degrees in mid October.

Some yankees were abandoning ship just for that, reminiscing about the crisp fall weather and leaves in the Northeast.

Yep, it is a real hot fall. 99 degrees on October 12.

Are y'all yankees starting to get tired of the perpetual summer?

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by cBach

The creeks are flowing but it's been real dry the past couple of months. If there's another rain, it usually washes the trash down the creek and clears things up. Sad but true fact.

I guess most of that trash ends up at the bottom of Lake Austin eventually, and either decays if it's biodegradable or doesn't.

When there's an extended drought, nobody goes to Bull Creek and it's clean then.

It's gotten worse in the last few years with the population explosion. Too many people moving here for economic reasons instead of moving here because it's Austin.

This right here I think says a lot of it. If you have to move somewhere because of finances rather than because you felt really drawn to move here, and you'd much rather be somewhere else, it's hard to be motivated to take care of it because it doesn't feel like home. That impacts everything from litter to architecture to laws.