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Community members, employees say preserving downtown Provo spans beyond Earth Day
On a warm and sunny Monday morning, dozens showed their commitment to preserving the historic feel of downtown Provo during an Earth Day cleanup blitz. Organized by Downtown Provo Inc., a nonprofit business alliance, the two-hour event focused on cleaning up trash, stickers and posters throughout the heart of downtown. According to the organization's executive director, Quinn Peterson, several downtown businesses expressed concerns with the amount of litter and disregard for public property they were seeing. "We're really fortunate that we have a beautiful, historic downtown. But as ...