This is an update for this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/desmoines/s/CEe29sVUV5

Not much has happened outside of local volunteers and I cleaning up this garbage. I've emailed plenty of people, and others have been called. I've sent pictures to the city, news sources, anything I can think of.

And, by the city and RipRoar, nothing is going to be done until next year. I am not satisfied with that, and none of you should be either.

Multiple times through our emailing, RipRoar has insisted that they've walked the route and cleaned the trash. They've told me that they've cleaned Union Park and the trails around my neighborhood. And yet I am continuing to have to clean up garbage that should not ever have been my responsibility. It took them so long to clean up from their event that the city mowed over the left over garbage, leaving shredded Powerade cups and plastic cups strewn everywhere. Making it even harder to clean.

Are we ashamed yet? Is this the cleanliness of our city that we deserve? Is this the filth we deserve to live around and see everyday? Does RipRoar deserve to hold another event, based on how they've treated this situation? Does RipRoar and their participants deserve to be allowed to destroy our public parks again? 

It's been almost 2 weeks since the event has concluded and clean up from RipRoar has not happened. At the very least, not in a satisfactory way (I can't confirm anything outside of my area). It has fallen on our shoulders, and I find that incredibly ridiculous.

I will have next year's event (if there is one) on my radar. And I will raise hell next time too.

Images included are of some garbage that was seen in the water run off from the rain we've been getting. The addition of RipRoar's email, and an email response from someone in the city Parks and Rec department (I don't want to get too in trouble so, blocked out the name)

DAM to DSM updates: they can't keep getting away with this.