The city is revising its procedure for bulk and brush refuse collection. Beginning January 17, 2011, bulk and brush refuse collections will be performed by area: northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest, rather than the current zip code method. Each area will have a truck assigned to remove bulk and brush refuse items Monday through Friday, [...]
Tuesday collections took place today. Wednesday collections will take place on Thursday. There is no collection on Friday due to the Christmas holiday. Thursday and Friday collections will take place on Saturday and Sunday. For more information on city services and schedules, please call the Customer Care Center at 3-1-1.
A reader writes in with warning about folks dumping stuff at the end of the 3600 block of East Broad Street: When I got closer, I realized there was much more than just yard debris in the pile. They left a bucket, rake, huge garden hose, gloves, scraper, cardboard boxes, various pieces of fence post [...]
Come on out and help New Visions Civic League clean up the neighborhood! Meet at the little park at 23rd, Q, and Carrington Streets on Saturday, April 18, at 8AM. Trash picker-uppers and bags have been provided by the Clean City Commission, now we need volunteers to put’em to good use!
Volunteers are needed for a Church Hill Alley Rally on 14 June 2008 for neighborhood trash and debris clean up. Meet at the Park House at 2800 E Franklin at 8:00 AM to help clean the neighborhood. The best way to make sure your alley is covered is to volunteer and be there! Contact Chris [...]
First Precinct Environmental Officer Harold Ford says his biggest citizen complaint is litter. In response, he created the First Precinct Community Service Cleanup program, a collaborative effort among several city departments. You might’ve met Officer Ford at a recent neighborhood meeting or last month’s Sector 111/113 walks. [via]
A brief interview with Acting Director of the Department of Public Works Rosemary Green outlining the new ordinance regarding city residents responsibilities for timely removal and placement of Supercans and recycling bins from the public rights of way.
A team of representatives from the First Precinct and Sector 113 met neighborhood representatives and went for a walk though the alleys and streets of a section of Fairmount this morning. Dumping grounds, open vacant houses, and illegal boarding houses were noted and observed. A similar walk down Venable Street is planned for Sector 111 [...]
There will be a Community/Jefferson Park Clean-up on Saturday, February 9th. Interested parties should meet at 9AM on the corner of 25th and Leigh Streets to begin the clean-up.
Volunteers are needed for a Church Hill Alley Rally this Saturday! Meet at the park house at 2800 E Franklin at 8AM to help clean the neighborhood in time for the holidays. There will be multiple trucks working south of road and north of Broad to M Street. The best way to make sure your [...]
Thanks to everyone that turned out for New Vision Civic League’s Fairmount Clean-up this morning! We got a lot more accomplished than I though was possible, including getting rid of over 70 tires, 4 mattresses, and a handful of random appliances.
The New Vision Civic League has organized a neighborhood clean-up for the southern Fairmount area this coming Saturday. The clean-up crew will be meeting at the corner of 23rd and Short Q Streets at 8AM. Any and all help is appreciated!
