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From: Shirley Sessions
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:11 AM
To: Jan LeViner
Subject: Fwd: Open containers
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From: Mark Reed <marknreed200@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 8:03.57 AM
To: Shirley Sessions <ssessions@cityoftybee.org>, Barry Brown <bbrown@cityoftybee.org>; John Branigin
<jbranigin@cityoftybee.org>; Jay Burke <jay.burke@cityoftybee.org>; Nancy DeVetter
<nancy.devetter@cityoftybee.org>; Spec Hosti <spec.hosti@cityoftybee.org>; Monty Parks <mparks@cityoftybee.org>
Subject: Open containers
Dear Mayor and City Council members,
I am in support of restricting the open containers that you are considering.
As part of the Tybee Clean Beach Volunteers, we see the result of consumption of alcohol on the beach as a
significant driver of beach litter - in fact, beer cans cups, lids, and straws always rank in the top ten items
collected. We believe alcohol contributes to increased cigarette litter, snack wrappers, styrofoam pieces, and
other types of litter. We have no question that restricting alcohol consumption on the beach and in the festival
zone will result in a material reduction in beach and street litter.
As a triathlete. part of my training is running on the beach early mornings which I go from one end to the other
end quite often. There is a noticeable difference in the trash on the beach between the area you are
considering and the rest of the beach. It's sad to see how the current situation is affecting the environment that
we should be protecting.
Thank you for doing the right thing and restricting the open containers in the area under consideration.
Best regards,
Mark Reed
1515 Lovell Ave
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