LIVERMORE FALLS — People are asked to pick up their trash and their dogs’ feces if they walk them along the Foundry Road Path or on the town’s Recreation Field.

The issue is becoming a problem for those wanting to walk or play in the area, Town Manager Kristal Flagg told selectmen Monday.

“I want to thank the people who walk that daily,” she said.

They pick up trash and cigarette butts that others have thrown out.

The town’s custodian also goes down and picks up waste.

Flagg also recognized members of Boy Scout Troop 199 and their leaders for cleaning and painting the Civil War Memorial at the corner of Knapp and Church streets.

The Scouts painted the Grand Army of the Republic monument and cleaned up the area along with their leaders.

“It is absolutely beautiful. They did a super job,” she said.

Flagg also mentioned that a member of the Riley family that donated the memorial decades ago wrote an email to the thank the Scouts.

“On behalf of the Riley family I would like to convey our sincere appreciation to the Boy Scouts and all involved in the refurbishment of the GAR monument, W.E. “Bill” Riley II wrote in his email.

The monument was given to the town by his great-great-grandfather Edwin Riley and his son, Fred Riley.

“Edwin was a Civil War veteran and Fred a captain in the local militia (National Guard). Both were very dedicated to preserving the memory of the soldiers who gave so much in the Civil War and all wars so that we could live in free in the ‘land of the free and the home of the brave,'” Riley wrote.

In other business, Flagg also told selectmen there has been a $3,000 donation from the Joseph Knapp fund for the upkeep and decoration of the gazebo.

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