LISBON — Lisbon resident Stevie Halverstadt is looking for volunteers to help her clean up the hillside along Little Beaver Creek in the village starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, with everybody asked to meet behind Ketchum’s Kreations flower shop on East Washington Street.

“We’ll have trash bags. I’m hoping some people are willing to volunteer,” she said, adding if enough people show up, “we can be done in an hour or so.”

Halverstadt made her plea during the Lisbon Village Council meeting Tuesday and again on Wednesday at the meeting of the Columbiana County commissioners. If anyone else knows of places in Lisbon that need some cleaning up, she said to let her know.

She pointed out that Earth Day is April 22.

During the council meeting, she also raised an issue with the trash and dirt along the streets in downtown Lisbon, showing a photo and saying “I’m ashamed of what it looks like.”

She said she tries to sweep in front of the building on South Market Street being renovated by the Lisbon Landmark Foundation and other buildings on that block.

She suggested council purchase a small street vacuum that could be used daily in the downtown, on Market Street, on the square and near the courthouse, saying she’s seen these machines used in other towns, including in Youngstown. She gave them information about a particular model that costs under $2,000

Halverstadt pointed out that Lisbon has 183 buildings on the Federal Register of Historic Places and is the county seat. When visitors come here, “who wants to look at all that filth in the streets?” she asked.

Mayor Peter Wilson said he would look into it.

Later in the meeting, Councilwoman Melissa Hiner, who serves as council president, said maybe a street vacuum is something the street committee could look into.

Council was also approached by a woman who’s a senior swimmer and was asking if senior citizens could have the splash pad from 11 a.m. to noon since the pool won’t be open this year. Councilman Joe Morenz said a parks committee meeting needs to be held to talk about some of that, such as the splash pad, which will be open this year. No lifeguard is needed for the splash pad.

Hiner reported that during the recent Finance Committee meeting, “we all agreed that the pool is the major priority.”

The village won’t know until June whether $150,000 is coming from the state capital budget for the pool. She also said a project for three catch basins on South Lincoln Avenue and West Lincoln Way was set as a priority for this year from the village’s capital fund.

She said they don’t want to empty the whole bucket and also said as council members, they’re not qualified to put together a bid package for what’s needed for the pool.

Morenz said one company he contacted was coming to look at the pump house and was bringing an engineer and could give them a price. Hiner said the village will be over the spending threshold and have to get bids.