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Cleanup time

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To the editor:

Election Day has come and gone. It reminds me of the 1960s television show "The Outer Limits.” With the end of round the clock commercials by politicians, political parties, political action groups and pay-to-play special interest groups, we now return control of your television back to you until the next election cycle. 

No more robocalls, text messages and campaign mailings clogging mailboxes and weighing down our hard working postal employees. Finally, some peace and quiet! (Maybe.)

Candidates who claimed they cared about the environment can now do their part. Winners and losers should have their paid campaign staff and volunteers pick up the thousands of campaign signs that litter our roads and highways to help clean up this waste. 

They could also use leftover campaign funds to hire homeless or unemployed people to collect this litter. Let some people sentenced by judges to perform community service be assigned this task. 

If candidates refuse to clean up after themselves, the NYC Department of Transportation Highway or Sanitation should do the job and send candidates the bill.

Larry Penner

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