Greene Township – Franklin County

	Picture 1 – A beautiful view of the area around the former Siloam Dam. About 40 dedicated, environmentally friendly members of the community took several hours to remove tons of brush and debris and in making this site beautiful and enjoyable for everyone, including our animal friends.
	Picture 2 - A view of the trees, limbs and brush that was removed and placed alongside Siloam Road awaiting pickup by Greene Township Road Crews.
	Picture 3 – The GEHL loader was hard-at-work loading the Greene Township dump truck. It made numerous trips loading the tons of trees, limbs and brush. However, the Greene Township Road Crew took until about noon to complete the work and making this site even more pleasant to look at.
	Picture 4 – The Greene Township dump truck made five trips from the former Dam site to the Greene Township Compost Facility. At the Compost Facility, the debris was turned into beneficial mulch which the Township sells to Greene Township residents.
	Picture 5 – Just enjoy the wonderful view. Take the time and go by the former Dam and see for yourself. It will be well worth your time. And make sure to thank any of the volunteers and businesses or other organizations who assisted in this tremendous cleanup effort.

Background:

The first two (2) pictures were taken on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at approximately 3:00 pm. This is the same day when approximately 40 dedicated individuals associated with the Conococheague Watershed Alliance cleaned up the site around the former Siloam Dam, on Siloam Road approximately 1/4 mile off Route 11 in Greene Township. Many individuals, businesses and other organizations took part in this cleanup/restoration effort including Greene Township.

Greene Township officials were contacted by Jeff Taylor, President of the Conococheague Watershed Alliance, and were asked to haul away the large trees and brush that was collected around the former Dam site, so as to allow the water to flow more freely, and for beautification purposes and safety concerns. Our own Greene Township Supervisors, who support community members and projects and who are proactive in protecting the environment, committed to hauling away the trees and brush.

The next three (3) pictures were taken on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 8:00 am, as a Greene Township crew was sent to the site and the cleanup began. The small loader made numerous trips to load the Greene Township dump truck, and the trees and brush were taken to the Greene Township Compost Facility, located off Mickey’s Inn Road, and turned into beneficial mulch that is available for purchase to Greene Township residents. A total of five (5) dump truck loads were hauled to the Compost Facility. The dedicated Greene Township crew spent until about noon on this worthwhile project recycling the materials into mulch.