Cleaning up Grapeview

Volunteers from the Grapeview Community Association spent several days cleaning Grapeview Loop Road right of way from Treasure Island Road to the Loop Road’s south intersection with state Route 3 — a distance of 6 miles.

“We used to do this annually but somehow it fell off the radar. We intend to put it back on track. Our volunteers did a fantastic job on both sides of the road — that’s 12 miles of right of way,” Jim Hanson, GCA president said.

GCA member Ed Johnson was assigned to head the project.

“We had eight volunteers and they covered the route in stages. It took six days and we collected many, many bags of trash, including even a car hood,” he said.

Johnson worked with Mason County Public Works to ensure permission and safety.

“They have a program in place including safety equipment and procedures. After cleanup they provided a truck to haul the trash bags to the Shelton sanitary site,” Johnson said.