Sun Editorial: Time to tidy town

Friday, town of Saratoga employees were cleaning up Veterans Island. They closed the office and raked, cleaned, brought in wood chips for the playground and painted the barbecue hut.

It’s not the only clean up that is happening in Saratoga. Thanks to the council taking the lead on “Beautify Saratoga”, several businesses around town are painting and upgrading their buildings.

It’s a community effort to enhance the looks of a town that depends on tourism.

While “Beautify Saratoga” is a new concept, businesses in town have been involved in upgrading their buildings for years.

Perue Printing, Bella’s Bistro, Shively Hardware, Hat Creek Saddlery, The Flower Pot and PMPC have all made improvements during the past several years.

Saratoga Do It Best Lumber has a new door and a coat of primer. On Monday, Second Impressions was also in the midst of painting.

The American Legion is working to spruce up their building.

These projects show pride in our small town.

Next, the town of Saratoga plans to clean up around Saratoga Lake.

Join the movement. Volunteer to help.

Three years ago, when the Valley was flooding, the community came out in droves to fill sandbags.

Let’s do the same thing to help make our home look good.