"Clean Seattle" Comes to Lake City

March 27, 2002 - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and dozens of city workers and community volunteers today formed a "human broom chain" to sweep the grime from Lake City streets. The effort marked the second "Clean Sweep Day" in Nickels' Clean Seattle campaign, a 100-Day Agenda goal to restore Seattle's image as one of the cleanest cities in America.

"People have talked to me about their interest in fighting litter and graffiti in Seattle's neighborhoods. That's why we've decided to take an aggressive approach to wiping out these eyesores and others that detract from our beautiful city," said Nickels. "We're working to make Seattle neighborhoods clean, safe and attractive for everyone."

In addition to street sweeping, city workers and volunteers also picked up litter, landscaped street medians, patched potholes, repaired street lights, trimmed trees, cleaned the mini-park on Lake City Way and cleaned and repaired the Will Rogers historical plaque.

The Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle City Light, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Transportation, Department of Design, Construction and Land Use and the Department of Neighborhoods are partners in Clean Seattle, along with community volunteers.

For more information about Clean Seattle, or for help in organizing a neighborhood cleanup, please visit the mayor's web site at www.cityofseattle.net/mayor or call 206-684-8811.

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