Anyone who takes a walk along the Bóbr riverside path operated by MOSiR and Radio Wrocław will be furious. I haven't seen such filth anywhere in a long time. No one has cleaned the path since it was created, on 21 September 2014. It was advertised as an asset of Bolesławiec that would attract tourists.
In material from the City Office Inauguration at the eighth viaduct pillar the mayor declared: “Now that we have a running path, Bolesławiec will be visited even more eagerly.”
Unfortunately, we will only bring shame on ourselves when we start showing this dump to tourists!
Filthy people partying
Local dirty people come here to party or have a beer. They throw cans, chip packets and plastic bottles on the ground. They smash glass containers against the Bóbr's stone bank, which is covered with a carpet of sharp shards. Then the filthy people defecate and leave what they used to wipe themselves nearby, or scatter used tissues along the running path. Nice, isn't it? Something to admire and proudly show to outsiders.
Filthy dog walkers
This scene took place two days ago. Near the sports field on Rajska Street, a car pulls up. A man gets out with a dog. The dog, a large German shepherd, urinates on every tree—the ones specially protected with supports. Then the animal defecates on the grass. The owner admires the beautiful view over the Bóbr for a while longer, then puts the dog in the car and drives away without even looking toward the green dog-waste bin, standing perhaps 10 metres away.
In this case, the blame lies with the poorly marked bin and its camouflage green paint. The green dog-waste bin blends into the background, so citizens cannot spot it and behave like clean, civilised Poles.
MOSiR also has something to answer for. After the Between-the-Bridges autumn run organised in 2015, the red-and-white tape marking the route hung there until December, when the wind finally tore it down.
MOSiR employees created this path, promote it, organise races on it and really DON'T THEY SEE THIS FILTH?!
Who is supposed to clean up after the filthy people?
Exactly who? In my opinion, MZGK and MOSiR should regularly clean up after the filthy people. I know that our City Office is doing everything it can to educate dirty people and teach them cleanliness, and to educate vandals. They are already making their fiftieth public-service announcement, broadcasting it wherever they can, and they have this nice “Bolesławiec Without Dog Poo” campaign. But I don't buy it. I did watch the spot for vandals—it worked on me; I didn't tear out a single rubbish bin, I didn't even kick one—but I'm afraid vandals couldn't care less about the spot. Dog owners among the filthy people also do not respond to the spot featuring Miss and Mister, who demonstrate how to clean up after their dogs.
Bolesławiec Without Filthy People
My proposal is a campaign called “Bolesławiec Without Filthy People. The Cleanest City in Poland.” We would take the filthy people outside the municipality's boundaries and ban them from returning, while MZGK would thoroughly clean up the mess they left behind. Finally, clean people would live in a clean city. So, are you in?
And seriously, MZGK and MOSiR should clean the path regularly, while the Municipal Police should patrol it and issue fines, with the money going toward cleaning the city. That would be fair. May I ask for this? Thank you.
Grażyna Hanaf