Thank you for publishing the letter to the editor about littering on the Cross Kirkland Corridor.

Kirkland is definitely a pet friendly community and we are pleased that so many pet owners have enjoyed walking their dogs along the Corridor and in other parts of the city. We’re not as pleased to hear that pet waste and garbage are left along the trail.

Signs are posted along the Corridor asking that users keep it clean.

We have volunteer groups that clean up the Corridor but due the current construction closure, they have been unable to do so.

Mutt Mitt stations and garbage cans will be installed along the Corridor after the interim trail is open. Once the interim trail is open for full use, we ask that pet owners be responsible with their pet’s waste and that users do not litter.

Maintenance requests for the Corridor can be reported to our Public Works Maintenance Division at pwservicerequest@kirklandwa.gov or 425-587-3900.

Marie Jensen, city of Kirkland