CITIZEN ACTION 583 



Results of such a program so new sometimes cannot be imme- 

 diately visible, since trees and shrubs don't grow overnight. 



Flowers sometimes do, however, and June 3 will be "sidewalk 

 flower box" day for Fall River. Under this plan, developed by the 

 Commission and adopted by the Merchants' Division of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce, four-season flower urns, 2J/2 feet long, will bloom 

 in front of the property of business firm subscribers along main 

 streets. 



For the annual fee of $60 an urn, there will be seasonal plantings 

 and upkeep: spring, summer and autumn flowers and winter 

 evergreens. 



Flowering trees blossomed this spring on many safety islands, and 

 work is continuing to promote a parkway effect, through plant- 

 ings and traffic control, on the city's most heavily traveled 

 thoroughfare. 



One of the most popular projects is that of industrial landscaping. 

 The Commission provides professional designers to advise the proj- 

 ect, and the firm requesting the help underwrites the cost of 

 landscaping. 



Firestone Rubber & Latex Products Co. agreed to lead the way, 

 and now about eight other businesses and firms, including a shopping 

 center and a factory-located outlet, have requested the service. 



The First Baptist and Unitarian Churches have also enlisted in the 

 landscaping program an example, it is expected, that other 

 churches throughout the city will emulate. 



Under the designation "Operation Spruce-Up" the Commission 

 this year is carrying on a concentrated cleanup campaign, with the 

 emphasis on youth participation and neighborhood groups. 



The project enrolled several civic organizations as well as property 

 owners and the campaign has been extended into a third week. 



In the blueprint stage are plans for the creation of a park and 

 picnic and parking areas adjacent to the memorial site of the U.S.S. 

 MASSACHUSETTS, now being demothballed at Norfolk, Va., and 

 soon to be returned here where she will be berthed at the State pier. 

 This will be part of an over-all waterfront development along the 

 Taunton River. 



A down-at-the-heels playground is about to be reclaimed to illus- 

 trate how to return wasteland to beauty. The area, overlooking the 

 riverfront and Mount Hope Bay, will be landscaped. 



A Trees for Fall River program also is being lined up by the Fall 



