Shea Terrace seems to be having a little problem with illegally-dumped tires. Did you know that each household in Portsmouth is permitted to discard up to four tires per year at no charge?
Albert White, of the Sanitation Department, is a good friend to Shea Terrace and a diligent City employee. He tells us that residents may simply leave their discarded tires at the curbside next to their garbage cans, as with any bulk refuse. You can get more information about this by emailing Albert at whitea@portsmouthva.gov. Albert is very knowledgeable about any questions you might have in regard to trash pick up.
Albert has picked up the tires currently discarded on public land at Scotts Creek Park. If you are aware of any illegal dumping, the Fire Marshall is actually responsible for this and can be reached at 548-2256. Please also notify our neighborhood officer, Robert Diaz, at 235-2500, if you become aware of illegal dumping.
Illegal dumping is insightly and brings all of our property values down. In the case of residents' discarded tires, it is also unnecessary because the City picks them up at no cost. Let's all work together to keep things clean in Shea Terrace.
