STAMFORD -- An army of yellow shirts descended upon the South End early Saturday and pulled weeds, disposed of old, discarded household appliances and swept the streets of the changing waterfront community.
"I had no idea 250 people were going to show up, and I organized the thing," said Matt Dalio, who initiated the cleanup effort as an associate with Harbor Point. The South End developer led the event, which featured volunteers who wore yellow shirts as they worked.
"When you come out here, and you see all the yellow shirts walking through the community, there's a sense of camaraderie," Dalio said.
South End residents and community members met Saturday morning to clean up their neighborhood. They cleared litter, placed plants along streets and fixed fences in an attempt to beautify the industrial and residential community, which is slated for an even bigger overhaul. It's the site of the $3 billion Harbor Point development and its proposed 4,000 housing units, as well as new retail and office space.
Local landscapers offered their services as did dozens of South End residents. Parents and students from Waterside School -- a private elementary school on the West Side that recently proposed constructing a new building in the South End -- and local churches and community centers also pitched in. They met at 8 a.m. and worked until a noon barbecue in the Harbor Point office courtyard at the end of Ludlow Street.
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