Most Adoptable Road: Murdoch Cutoff

Schools! Businesses! Charities! Clubs! Neighbors! You can help make Shrewsbury a cleaner, more litter-free place by adopting the eastern side of Murdoch Cutoff, the short street connecting Murdoch Avenue and Landsdown Avenue.

The issue of litter was brought up Tuesday evening at the monthly Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen meeting by residents Patrice Russo and Barb Dressler, who have been concerned about litter accumulating along the cutoff, at the Metrolink station and near other roads into the city.

"Litter breeds other litter. I think we need to nip it in the bud, whatever it takes," Russo said.

Shrewsbury Mayor Felicity Buckley agreed and suggested that the city might be able to find some group to adopt the stretch of road and take responsibility for keeping it clean.

If any business or other organization is interested in adopting the Murdoch Cutoff, please contact , 314-647-5795.

Russo and Dressler also said they were pleased with recent efforts to clean up the Shrewsbury Metrolink station and with the installation of a new trashcan there. Buckley said if the trashcan helped prevent litter at the station, they would see about getting a better, more permanently installed bin put in.

According to Shrewsbury Police Chief Jeffery Keller, Shrewsbury has an ordinance prohibiting littering, but does not use "no littering" signs.