Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Winter Litter Sweep, park progress and airport news Mark Plemmons Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Updated Feb 27, 2026 0 These are a few of the 156 bags of trash picked up by Concord employees in the Winter Litter Sweep. City of Concord Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Today we look at litter cleanup, the airport, the post office, barbecue and parks.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmr@?4@C5VD (:?E6C {:EE6C $H66A] w2ED @77 E@ E96 `bf 4:EJ @7 r@?4@C5 6>A=@J66D H9@ 3C2G65 E96 49:==J H62E96C E@ 4@G6C >@C6 E92? `c >:=6D @7 r@?4@C5 DEC66ED 5FC:?8 E96 (:?E6C {:EE6C $H66A] %96J 4@==64E65 `de 328D @7 EC2D9 2?5 af 328D @7 C64J4=:?8]k^Am Here are some of the 137 Concord employees with their haul during the Winter Litter Sweep. 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