To the Editor:

Clean up Butts Association has served the citizens of Butts County since 2005.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life in Butts County by working with all segments of our community: Government, educational, religious, civic, private and business sectors with the goal creating a healthier, safer and cleaner county for all citizens.

We now need the help of the community we serve. In 2008, The City of Jackson accepted the Georgia Department of Community Affairs invitation to participate in the " Clean Community Challenge Program." CUBA was asked to coordinate the program on behalf of the City and we were pleased to help with this new program. A group of dedicated volunteers worked hard to meet certain deadlines of the program. This group produced and completed a Litter Awareness & Attitude Survey, a Litter Index Survey and wrote a "Comprehensive Litter Prevention & Strategy Plan for 2009-2012."

Since there is no available office space within city buildings, Butts County Government in a spirit of co-operation provided a small office for this project. We received a letter from the County on January 9 informing us that we must move out this space before February 1, 2010.

We desperately need a small office for our equipment and materials. We are requesting any business, civic club, church group or citizen that has any space available to please contact us at 770-775-0204.

CUBA's current programs are: Clean Community Challenge, The Great American Cleanup, GAC Challenge Contest, grades 1-5, 2010 Census, Adopt-A-Street/Road, Bring One for the Chipper and Beautification Awards. Please check our website at www.cleanbc.org.

Jim Trenton

Jackson