Old Town helped to celebrate Lansing’s 150th Birthday on May 16th in the Lansing 150 Parade. Marching with Preuss Pets on behalf of the Combined Sewer Operation (CSO), Old Town spread the message “Save the river, save the fish,” to Lansing residents lined up along Michigan Ave.
Before the parade, Preuss Pets and community volunteers dyed yards of fabric shades of blue and created colorful fish out of tissue paper for parade walkers to march with on the day of parade. Volunteers came together to create a beautiful river that floated down Michigan Ave. from Pennsylvania all the way to the Capital.
Wearing bright blue t-shirts that read “1.65 Billion Gallons,” more than 60 volunteers helped raise awareness about the necessity of the CSO project. The CSO project will help to save the river, and the fish, by preventing the approximately 1.65 billion gallons of raw sewage that runs directly into Lansing’s rivers every year.
Currently, the CSO project is still underway. Although the detours and construction may seem like a hassle, remember that the CSO project is working to build a greener Lansing. For more information and updates, visit http://www.lansingcso.com.