Take a drive through Milwaukee and you’ll see that litter is more visible than ever.
The lack of snow is highlighting the mess and one neighborhood is paying well — if you can help pick it all up.
The Havenwoods neighborhood stretches from Silver Spring to Good Hope Road and they’re offering $16 an hour if you’re willing to clean up the streets.
It’s part-time work that can pay off in more ways than one.
Looking at a trash-covered curb, you might see a mess. But Kyle McCreedy sees an opportunity to improve his city. Just a few months ago he was burnt out on teaching and ready to take his career in a different direction, so he joined the Street Keepers as the team lead. “It’s very different and I definitely still feel very strongly about education,” admitted McCreedy. “I will maybe someday return, but in the meantime, I’m getting a lot of time outside, and a lot of exercise — I’m able to do very visible good.”
And there is a lot to clean up. One example is at the edge of Havenwoods State Forest where the Street Keepers often find illegal dumping.