Locally incarcerating 200 V.I. prisoners being returned from federal facilities on the mainland will yield a $9.6 million reward for the territory, Attorney General Iver Stridiron said Thursday in an address to St. Thomas Rotary II.
With unpaid debts mounting for the costs of incarceration and a shortage of bed space, the Federal Bureau of Prisons told the V.I. government it must repatriate its prisoners.
Now with $16 million of the debts paid, Stridiron said, the bureau has offered to forgive the remaining $9.6 million if the Virgin Islands agrees to complete repatriation by the end of October.
In his address at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort, he called it "a deal that we just can't turn down."
Some of the territory's prisoners on the mainland were transferred to penal facilities there after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. They were supposed to stay six months, Stridiron said, but six months turned into 10 years.
"The fact of the matter is," he said, whether the Bureau of Prisons forgives the debt or not, "they wanted our prisoners out of there."
The first 10 repatriated prisoners arrived last month. Twenty more are expected this month, and 30 more are due to come back in September. About 52 prisoners were returned to the territory from from the privately run Corrections Corporation of America last year, the attorney general said.
Because of the tight schedule for bringing back the prisoners, Stridiron said, as new sections of the Golden Grove Correctional Facility are being completed under the current expansion project, they are immediately being put into use. A wing completed in June is currently housing 90 inmates, he said. A maximum security wing is expected to be finished and ready for use by the end of this month.
Stridiron said he plans to fly to Washington, D.C., on Monday to finalize the deal with the Bureau of Prisons for forgiveness of the $9.6 million debt. While there, he said, he also intends to approach Virginia state corrections officials about the possibility of their accepting a small group of hard-core inmates from the Virgin Islands that he considers too dangerous to house at Golden Grove.
Ensuring the security of the prisoners and the safety of the public has become an ultimatum from Gov. Charles W. Turnbull to him, Stridiron said. "Almost on a daily basis, the governor grills me," he said. "He complains. He threatens me. He tells me all sorts of things that's going to happen if anything occurs with regard to the citizenry of this community because of these people coming back.
"In short, he's told me it's on my head that rests the return of these prisoners," he said.

Gov. Charles W. Turnbull on Thursday pronounced the Arthur D. Little analysis of the government's proposed sale of 80 percent of the Water and Power Authority to Southern Energy Inc. "fair and reasonably positive." However, the Government House release carrying this comment also included responses by a government consultant to three points raised in the ADL report.
The Arthur D. Little study, contracted by the 23rd Legislature preliminary to its vote on whether to approve the partnership, "affirms most of the conclusions reached by the administration's financial and legal advisers during the development of the proposal," the release stated.
The ADL findings were released Wednesday. The report laid out a number of advantages and disadvantages of going with the Southern Energy proposal versus soliciting competitive bids to privatize the utility, as some critics of the SEI deal have advocated and one citizen has demanded in a lawsuit against the government.
In the Government House release, Johan van't Hof, managing director of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administration's consultant on the proposed deal, responded to three issues raised in the ADL analysis.
ADL stated that the lack of competitive bidding limited the government's range of options in privatizing WAPA. Van't Hof responded that the "negotiated bid process gave us the flexibility to develop transaction terms which are the best for the Virgin Islands, such as protection for employees, environmental protection and pension liability."
To seek to negotiate a bid that was selected competitively "would be unfair to the other bidders who were not given a chance to improve their offers later," he said.
ADL posed the possibility of introducing "competitive generation" of electricity, but van't Hof said the government negotiating team "discussed this concept further with ADL and agreed that implementing competitive generation would entail additional costs and risks that were not warranted."
The Arthur D. Little report stated that the value of the Southern Electric offer for 80 percent of WAPA was fair, but the government might have been able to get more in competitive bidding. The Government House release cited van't Hof as saying that the ADL analysis did not include the value of the write-off of the debt of some $30 million that the government owes WAPA.

Dorothy "Dottie" Daughtry is a longtime St. Thomas resident who was one of the original entrepreneurs in the Compass Point development. She has been providing quality dinners to East End regulars, boating enthusiasts and other visitors on Dottie's Front Porch from the start.
The ambience is literally "outdoor front porch," with comfortable canvas directors' chairs which invite the customer to relax and enjoy the food, setting and fellow diners. The tables are simple painted plyboard, and the porch lattice separates the dining area from a well-tended cactus garden.
The menu is posted on a board or boards at the porch entrance. Generally speaking, there are soups, salads, entrees, desserts and drinks. All items are prepared from fresh ingredients by Dottie (except for the drinks, of course). If you need further assistance after reading the board – or failing to read the board – no problem. Dottie is the cook, waitress and bartender. She can explain the menu to perfection, as she created it.
My selections included her spinach soup, hearts of palm salad with Vidalia onion dressing, chicken curry, white lasagna, and chocolate/pecan pie dressed with whipped cream and shredded Dutch chocolate.
The soup was a chicken stock with fresh spinach for bulk and grated romano cheese for flavor. The salad was a double blessing, as it not only was palate pleasing, but also provided a break from the steaming hot soup.
The chicken was also served very hot, temperature wise, although the flavor was relatively mild for a curry. Those who like more spice can partake of a fiery side sauce, and for those who enjoy chutney, there's a mango/apple mixture which does a good job of complementing the curry.
The white lasagna is composed of chicken and cauliflower mixed with cheese and layered between lasagna pasta. It is a filling, chewy combination that doesn't add to your acid imbalance as so many tomato-based dishes do.
Dottie appears to favor the phase "to die for…" with regard to her desserts. Noting that they were all supremely rich, I simply went for the combination which piqued my interest. The pecans were caramelized and the chocolate filling was satisfying without being too sweet and without overpowering the more subtle flavor of the pecans. The pie was covered with whipped cream and liberally sprinkled with mild chocolate chips.
Dottie's Front Porch is one of those home-grown restaurants you are proud to show off to guests and friends, as well as a worthy place to return time and time again simply to enjoy the good food.
The restroom is around the corner from the restaurant, serving the whole central Compass Point complex. It is relatively clean most of the time. Parking is in the Compass Point lot, which is secured with a guard at the gate.
The restaurant is a participant in the Rotary East Dine Out program. Through its annual coupon books, this program entices you to some of the better restaurants on St. Thomas and St. John, typically providing a free second entree, drink or dessert, depending on the establishment. Proceeds from the coupon book sales go to Rotary programs for youth. For more information, see the story below in this section headed "Coupon books let you eat well while doing good."
Ambience: 4 stars
Food: 4 stars
Service: 4 stars
Value: 5 stars
Compass Point Marina
No telephone
Dinner daily except Thursday, 6:30 p.m. until
Upbeat home cooking
$$
No charge cards

Editor's note: The Tottering Taster is a senior citizen dedicated to enjoying good food who dines in local establishments to bring Source readers unsolicited assessments biased in favor of an ultimate eating-out experience. The reviewer uses a pseudonym so restaurant personnel will not be able to identify the individual and try to influence the review.

Virgin Islands artist Janet Cook-Rutnik is about to set foot in new artistic territory, traveling to Cuba to take part in an international exhibition in Havana with the theme of "Myths of the Caribbean."
Participation in the exhibition, from Aug. 7 to 11 at Havana's Casa de las Américas, is by invitation from the Centro de Estudios del Caribe (Center for Caribbean Studies) based there, Cook-Rutnik said.
The St. John artist got her invitation indirectly as a result of the solo show she had last November at the Museo de las Américas gallery in Old San Juan.
She will be exhibiting two mixed-media assemblage pieces from her Goddesses Series, "Persephone" and "Portia." Five other works in the series are on permanent display in the promenade leading to the ballrooms at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort on St. Thomas.
Both of the nearly life-size mixed-media/collage images of female figures were in her solo show in Puerto Rico. "The organizers of this show saw my catalogue from that one," she said. As a result, "We've been e-mailing each other since last December."
On the mundane level, Cook-Rutnik noted that it was "really great being able to correspond by e-mail." In the pre-Internet days, she recalled, she had tried on occasion to communicate with people in Cuba by faxing, "but the numbers were not always good, and you could not always get a good line."
It's not surprising that the Cubans solicited Cook-Rutnik's participation in the exhibition they were putting together. In the catalogue for the November show, Marianne de Tolentino, president of the Dominican Republic's Association of Art Critics, writes that the St. John artist's paintings "don't deconstruct reality but transform it with an infusion of spirituality, resurrecting the myths, regardless of their origin, establishing an order among nature, the emotions and the arts."
"Persephone" was the subject of an article in the January/February issue of International Artist magazine. In the article, Cook-Rutnik is quoted as saying of the work, "I have always identified with the idea of the artist as an alchemist, a shaman or a ‘conjur woman' who acts as a conduit between the physical world and the spiritual. Much of my work is produced long before I can find the words to express the deep-rooted impulses and instincts from which it springs."
Noting that "identity" is a major theme in contemporary Caribbean art, she states in the article, "My work seeks to address this issue through a search for the meaning in memory and history. Through the use of poetry and history, old and new symbols, I seek to create subtle visions that reflect both a personal and a universal viewpoint."
The Havana art exhibit is just one aspect of a week-long colloquium being presented by the Center for Caribbean Studies on the "Myths" theme. Writers, scholars and some of the visual artists will be presenting papers on the topics of how myths emerge, survive and change in the region and what their impact has been on the history, art, literature, mass culture, power and rituality of Caribbean culture and society.
"They invited me to present a paper if I wanted to," she said, but she declined. "I think I speak better in images," she explained. "My voice is stronger on paper or canvas."
Last week, she noticed in the exchange of communications that she would need a special Cuban visa. "I panicked and said there was no way," she reflected. But there turned out to be no problem. "They've taken care of it," she said of her Havana hosts. "They will meet me at the airport with the special visa."
To get to Cuba, Cook-Rutnik will be traveling first to the Dominican Republic, visiting both for the first time. Because there are just two flights a week from Santo Domingo to Havana, she will spend a couple of days visiting artist acquaintances and one of the top curators in the Caribbean in Santo Domingo's Old Colonial City section that dates from the arrival of the early Spanish explorers.
Less than a week after she gets back from Cuba, Cook-Rutnik will be off to Puerto Rico again, to participate in a colectiva,, or group show, of artists represented by Galerías Prinardi in Hato Rey, from Aug. 17 to 31.
Her works in that show will include art from her November exhibition plus "a couple of new pieces – paintings, acrylic on canvas." The new works, she said, represent a continuation of established themes.
She will be transporting "Persephone" and "Portia" with her from San Juan to Santo Domingo and then on to Havana. "I'll be doing this terrific exchange," she explained. "My gallery in San Juan is going to meet me there with those two pieces all packed." Arriving from St. Thomas, "I'll probably hand them work for the group show the following week."
A broad sampling of Cook-Rutnik's work, including a larger image of "Persephone," shown above, can be seen on her web site at www.cookrutnikART.vi. "Persephone" is designated as work #10 under Galleries/Painting at the site.

St. John artist Janet Cook-Rutnik is about to set foot in new artistic territory, traveling to Cuba to take part in an international exhibition in Havana with the theme of "Myths of the Caribbean."
Participation in the exhibition, from Aug. 7 to 11 at Havana's Casa de las Américas, is by invitation from the Centro de Estudios del Caribe (Center for Caribbean Studies) based there, Cook-Rutnik said.
She got her invitation indirectly as a result of the solo show she had last November at the Museo de las Américas gallery in Old San Juan.
She will be exhibiting two mixed-media assemblage pieces from her Goddesses Series, "Persephone" and "Portia." Five other works in the series are on permanent display in the promenade leading to the ballrooms at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort on St. Thomas.
Both of the nearly life-size mixed-media/collage images of female figures were in her solo show in Puerto Rico. "The organizers of this show saw my catalogue from that one," she said. As a result, "We've been e-mailing each other since last December."
On the mundane level, Cook-Rutnik noted that it was "really great being able to correspond by e-mail." In the pre-Internet days, she recalled, she had tried on occasion to communicate with people in Cuba by faxing, "but the numbers were not always good, and you could not always get a good line."
It's not surprising that the Cubans solicited Cook-Rutnik's participation in the exhibition they were putting together. In the catalogue for the November show, Marianne de Tolentino, president of the Dominican Republic's Association of Art Critics, writes that the St. John artist's paintings "don't deconstruct reality but transform it with an infusion of spirituality, resurrecting the myths, regardless of their origin, establishing an order among nature, the emotions and the arts."
"Persephone" was the subject of an article in the January/February issue of International Artist magazine. In the article, Cook-Rutnik is quoted as saying of the work, "I have always identified with the idea of the artist as an alchemist, a shaman or a ‘conjur woman' who acts as a conduit between the physical world and the spiritual. Much of my work is produced long before I can find the words to express the deep-rooted impulses and instincts from which it springs."
Noting that "identity" is a major theme in contemporary Caribbean art, she states in the article, "My work seeks to address this issue through a search for the meaning in memory and history. Through the use of poetry and history, old and new symbols, I seek to create subtle visions that reflect both a personal and a universal viewpoint."
The Havana art exhibit is just one aspect of a week-long colloquium being presented by the Center for Caribbean Studies on the "Myths" theme. Writers, scholars and some of the visual artists will be presenting papers on the topics of how myths emerge, survive and change in the region and what their impact has been on the history, art, literature, mass culture, power and rituality of Caribbean culture and society.
"They invited me to present a paper if I wanted to," she said, but she declined. "I think I speak better in images," she explained. "My voice is stronger on paper or canvas."
Last week, she noticed in the exchange of communications that she would need a special Cuban visa. "I panicked and said there was no way," she reflected. But there turned out to be no problem. "They've taken care of it," she said of her Havana hosts. "They will meet me at the airport with the special visa."
To get to Cuba, Cook-Rutnik will be traveling first to the Dominican Republic, visiting both for the first time. Because there are just two flights a week from Santo Domingo to Havana, she will spend a couple of days visiting artist acquaintances and one of the top curators in the Caribbean in Santo Domingo's Old Colonial City section that dates from the arrival of the early Spanish explorers.
Less than a week after she gets back from Cuba, Cook-Rutnik will be off to Puerto Rico again, to participate in a colectiva,, or group show, of artists represented by Galerías Prinardi in Hato Rey, from Aug. 17 to 31.
Her works in that show will include art from her November exhibition plus "a couple of new pieces – paintings, acrylic on canvas." The new works, she said, represent a continuation of established themes.
She will be transporting "Persephone" and "Portia" with her from San Juan to Santo Domingo and then on to Havana. "I'll be doing this terrific exchange," she explained. "My gallery in San Juan is going to meet me there with those two pieces all packed." Arriving from St. Thomas, "I'll probably hand them work for the group show the following week."
A broad sampling of Cook-Rutnik's work, including a larger image of "Persephone," shown above, can be seen on her web site at www.cookrutnikART.vi. "Persephone" is designated as work #10 under Galleries/Painting at the site.

After a stumbling start two days earlier, the 2000 World Youth Games being held on St. Croix appeared to be back in the running Thursday morning, as hundreds of young athletes and their chaperones were transported aboard Vitran buses to competitive events scheduled at four venues across the island.
"Public Works provided the buses. We set up a schedule," a Youth Games representative who declined to give further information said.
Vitran supervisor Cliffy Taylor confirmed that he was able to put two buses into service for the effort. Vitran currently has four bus routes in operation, he said. "I called in an extra driver and used an extra bus," he said, "and on one route that is not so revenue producing, we used that bus, also."
He said Vitran will continue to provide bus services for the Youth Games through the conclusion of the event on Sunday. "In fact, we are mandated to do so," he added, explaining that a directive to that effect had come from Public Works Commissioner Harold Thompson Jr.
Thursday's events consisted of basketball, track and field, and an academic competition similar to the Quiz Bowl at the Education Complex; golf at Carambola; bowling at Tropical Ten Pins in Castle Coakley; and tennis at Club St. Croix.
Confirmed for Friday's schedule are volleyball at Complex and basketball at the Claude O. Markoe School. There appeared to be some confusion as to when the swimming competition would take place at the St. Croix Dolphins pool at Country Day School. "A couple of off-island groups have come here wanting to know when it will be," a Country Day office employee said. She said it was her understanding that it was scheduled for Saturday but that no one in the office was sure.
An estimated 600 young people and chaperones from five mainland cities and the Virgin Islands congregated on the Big Island at the start of the week to participate in the games. But Tuesday night's opening ceremonies at the Paul E. Joseph Stadium in Frederiksted were canceled because there was no transportation to get the youngsters there from their hotels.
On Wednesday, officers of the V.I. Youth Games Inc., local and off-island volunteers, government employees and the president of the V.I. Olympic Committee met to discuss how to salvage the event. The South Carolina games contingent decided to pay for its own transportation if there were no other options, group treasurer Ivadella Walters said.
VIOC president Hans Lawaetz said the Olympic Committee had voted in June not to contribute financially to the Youth Games because of its own funding demands to support V.I. athletes seeking to qualify for the Olympic Games in Australia in September. "We just don't have any money right now," he said. "Our first priorities are the federations and the Olympics. There is just so much we can do."
Still, when organizers called seeking help, he said, the committee offered logistical assistance. "We feel that since there has been a commitment and these young athletes are here, there has to be a competition,"he said. Thursday morning, he said the committee was assisting with arrangements. He said breakfast at one venue set for 7:30 a.m. hadn't begun until 9 a.m.
As of Thursday morning, Lawaetz hadn't received a final schedule of events. Tentatively, basketball, bowling and volleyball were planned for Friday; and swimming and tennis along with the basketball playoffs were set for Saturday. The games conclude Sunday.

Editor's note: For further information on the event, see the earlier story headed "Youth Games off to a shaky start."

After a stumbling start two days earlier, the 2000 World Youth Games being held on St. Croix appeared to be back in the running Thursday morning, as hundreds of young athletes and their chaperones were transported aboard Vitran buses to competitive events scheduled at four venues across the island.
"Public Works provided the buses. We set up a schedule," a Youth Games representative who declined to give further information said.
Vitran supervisor Cliffy Taylor confirmed that he was able to put two buses into service for the effort. Vitran currently has four bus routes in operation, he said. "I called in an extra driver and used an extra bus," he said, "and on one route that is not so revenue producing, we used that bus, also."
He said Vitran will continue to provide bus services for the Youth Games through the conclusion of the event on Sunday. "In fact, we are mandated to do so," he added, explaining that a directive to that effect had come from Public Works Commissioner Harold Thompson Jr.
Thursday's events consisted of basketball, track and field, and an academic competition similar to the Quiz Bowl at the Education Complex; golf at Carambola; bowling at Tropical Ten Pins in Castle Coakley; and tennis at Club St. Croix.
Confirmed for Friday's schedule are volleyball at Complex and basketball at the Claude O. Markoe School. There appeared to be some confusion as to when the swimming competition would take place at the St. Croix Dolphins pool at Country Day School. "A couple of off-island groups have come here wanting to know when it will be," a Country Day office employee said. She said it was her understanding that it was scheduled for Saturday but that no one in the office was sure.
An estimated 600 young people and chaperones from five mainland cities and the Virgin Islands congregated on the Big Island at the start of the week to participate in the games. But Tuesday night's opening ceremonies at the Paul E. Joseph Stadium in Frederiksted were canceled because there was no transportation to get the youngsters there from their hotels.
On Wednesday, officers of the V.I. Youth Games Inc., local and off-island volunteers, government employees and the president of the V.I. Olympic Committee met to discuss how to salvage the event. The South Carolina games contingent decided to pay for its own transportation if there were no other options, group treasurer Ivadella Walters said.
VIOC president Hans Lawaetz said the Olympic Committee had voted in June not to contribute financially to the Youth Games because of its own funding demands to support V.I. athletes seeking to qualify for the Olympic Games in Australia in September. "We just don't have any money right now," he said. "Our first priorities are the federations and the Olympics. There is just so much we can do."
Still, when organizers called seeking help, he said, the committee offered logistical assistance. "We feel that since there has been a commitment and these young athletes are here, there has to be a competition,"he said. Thursday morning, he said the committee was assisting with arrangements. He said breakfast at one venue set for 7:30 a.m. hadn't begun until 9 a.m.
As of Thursday morning, Lawaetz hadn't received a final schedule of events. Tentatively, basketball, bowling and volleyball were planned for Friday; and swimming and tennis along with the basketball playoffs were set for Saturday. The games conclude Sunday.

Editor's note: For further information on the event, see the earlier story headed "Youth Games off to a shaky start."

After a stumbling start two days earlier, the 2000 World Youth Games being held on St. Croix appeared to be back in the running Thursday morning, as hundreds of young athletes and their chaperones were transported aboard Vitran buses to competitive events at four venues. "Public Works provided the buses. We set up a schedule," said a Youth Games representative.
Vitran supervisor Cliffy Taylor said he was able to put two buses into service for the effort, of the four currently in operation. "I called in an extra driver and used an extra bus," he said, "and on one route that is not so revenue-producing, we used that bus also."
He said Vitran will continue to provide bus services for the Youth Games through the conclusion of the event on Sunday. "In fact, we are mandated to do so," he added, explaining that a directive to that effect had come from Public Works Commissioner Harold Thompson Jr.
Thursday's events consisted of basketball, track and field, and an academic competition similar to the Quiz Bowl at the Education Complex; golf at Carambola; bowling at Tropical Ten Pins in Castle Coakley; and tennis at Club St. Croix.
Confirmed for Friday's schedule are volleyball at Complex and basketball at the Claude O. Markoe School. There appeared to be some confusion as to when the swimming competition would take place at the St. Croix Dolphins pool at Country Day School. "A couple of off-island groups have come here wanting to know when it will be," a Country Day office employee said. She said it was her understanding that it was scheduled for Saturday but that no one in the office was sure.
An estimated 600 young people and chaperones from five mainland cities and the Virgin Islands congregated on the Big Island at the start of the week to participate in the games. But Tuesday night's opening ceremonies at the Paul E. Joseph Stadium in Frederiksted were canceled because there was no transportation to get the youngsters there from their hotels.
On Wednesday, officers of the V.I. Youth Games Inc., local and off-island volunteers, government employees and the president of the V.I. Olympic Committee met to discuss how to salvage the event. The South Carolina games contingent decided to pay for its own transportation if there were no other options, group treasurer Ivadella Walters said.
VIOC president Hans Lawaetz said the Olympic Committee had voted in June not to contribute financially to the Youth Games because of its own funding demands to support V.I. athletes seeking to qualify for the Olympic Games in Australia in September. "We just don't have any money right now," he said. "Our first priorities are the federations and the Olympics. There is just so much we can do."
Still, when organizers called seeking help, the committee offered logistical assistance. "We feel that since there has been a commitment and these young athletes are here, there has to be a competition," Lawaertz said.
The games conclude Sunday.

Editor's note: For further information on the event, see the earlier story headed "Youth Games off to a shaky start."

The Anit-Litter and Beautification Commission's Clean and Preen crew planted four large palm trees at the parking lot of Griffith Park Tuesday and plan to add more.
Executive Director Geraldine Smith said, "The students spent several weeks preparing the site – pulling roots, grass and preparing soil – before planting the palms." Housing Parks and Recreation will provide access to water for the plants which will be maintained by the students.
Clean and Preen participants have now beautified eight spots with plants over several summers including, inspection lane, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Joseph Gomez Elementary School, Virgin Islands Territorrial Emergency Management Agency, the Water Front by Chase Bank, the island leading to Uller Muller Elementary School and the flower bed in front of the East End Boat Park building.
Brush from around Addelita Cancryn Junior High School and E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School is being cleared by other Clean and Preen participants.
Smith said she and the students hope residents will recognize themselves as responsible for the environment and appearance of the island and urge them to dispose of litter properly.
The six week program will be ending Friday with a closing ceremony at its co-sponsors, Palm Courts Harbor View.
For more information on the Clean and Preen project or future Anti-Litter programs call 777-3074.

The Anit-Litter and Beautification Commission's Clean and Preen crew planted four large palm trees at the parking lot of Griffith Park Tuesday and plan to add more.
Executive Director Geraldine Smith said, "The students spent several weeks preparing the site – pulling roots, grass and preparing soil – before planting the palms." Housing Parks and Recreation will provide access to water for the plants which will be maintained by the students.
Clean and Preen participants have now beautified eight spots with plants over several summers including, inspection lane, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Joseph Gomez Elementary School, Virgin Islands Territorrial Emergency Management Agency, the Water Front by Chase Bank, the island leading to Uller Muller Elementary School and the flower bed in front of the East End Boat Park building.
Brush from around Addelita Cancryn Junior High School and E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School is being cleared by other Clean and Preen participants.
Smith said she and the students hope residents will recognize themselves as responsible for the environment and appearance of the island and urge them to dispose of litter properly.
The six week program will be ending Friday with a closing ceremony at its co-sponsors, Palm Courts Harbor View.
For more information on the Clean and Preen project or future Anti-Litter programs call 777-3074.