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Clean Our Westport, or Team C.O.W., is looking for volunteers to help clean up the town on April 15th.

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Westport Cleans Up Nicely With Team C.O.W. Program The town of Westport is looking a little cleaner these days after a large group of volunteers took to the streets to clean up the roadside trash. There was a sea of neon green as 200 volunteers marched across the town in their "Team C.O.W" volunteer shirts. "It stands for 'Clean Our Westport'," Team Leader Martin Costa said. "I reached out to Selectman Steve Ouellette three years ago to get the green light on Team C.O.W. and as the years rolled on, we saw more and more volunteers showing up. The first year we had 25, the second year we had 5...

The St. Helena City Council got a crash course Monday in how Upper Valley Disposal Service and Clover Flat Landfill are managed and overseen. Steve Lederer, Napa County public works director and manager of the Upper Valley Waste Management Agency, explained that the UVWMA is a joint-powers authority created in 1993 with representatives from St. Helena, Calistoga, Napa County and Yountville. City Councilmember Anna Chouteau is St. Helena’s representative. The UVWMA modified and renewed UVDS’ franchise agreements in 2007, locking in rates at Clover Flat (with increases tied to the con...