Somerset County Sheriff's Office Implementing Countywide Adopt-a-Road Program

From Somerset County Sheriff's Office:

Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano, in cooperation with the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, continues to provide cleaner county roadways for Somerset County residents. Sheriff Provenzano and Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh kicked off a second Adopt-A-Road location on Sept. 16 at the intersection of Burnt Mills Rd. and Route 202/206.

“The Adopt-A-Road program allows organizations and individuals to help the county provide safe, attractive, litter-free roadways within their communities,” Sheriff Provenzano said. “We recently kicked off our first
Adopt-A-Road in Franklin Township on Aug. 24 at the intersection of Cedar Grove Ln. and Amwell Rd.

“We’re continuing to survey county roads to find out where the services are needed,” he said. “The cleanup will be provided by Somerset County inmates, which is an excellent way of utilizing jail resources to
support our community at no cost to the taxpayers.”

“The Adopt-A-Road initiative is a dedicated beautification project that benefits our businesses and our residents,” Freeholder Director Walsh said. “It also ties in with our goals of environmental protection and
sustainability.”

Bedminster Mayor Steve Parker and Township Committeewoman Staci Santucci, along with the Bedminster Township Committee, thanked the Somerset County Freeholder Board, Sheriff Provenzano and the Somerset County Sheriff's Office “for their partnership in adopting Burnt Mills Road, an important gateway to the Township of Bedminster.”

The Somerset Sheriff’s Office will clean a stretch of the adopted county roads for the next two years on a monthly basis. The sheriff’s office has been cleaning roads, ballparks, streams and other areas in the
county for over 20 years at the request of municipalities, but this is the first time the office has adopted roadways.

“Our goal with Adopt-A-Road program is to help keep our communities clean, help taxpayers save money and remind people not to litter,” Sheriff Provenzano said.

Photo courtesy of Somerset County Sheriff's Office