Report on Clean Seattle Initiative

Cleanup: Delridge

Date of Cleanup: June 25, 2005

Departments:  Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle City Light, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Correction work crews and Seattle Public Utilities Community Services Division

Community groups: South Delridge/White Center Weed and Seed; West Seattle Community Safety Partnership; 34 th District Democrats; White Center Community Development Association; Highland Park Action Committee; Westwood Neighborhood Council; White Center Salvation Army; Delridge Neighborhoods District Council; Seattle Works and Seattle Neighborhood Group

On Saturday, June 25, 2005, Mayor Greg Nickels led more than 50 community volunteers to green and clean the South Delridge community. Community groups included: South Delridge/White Center Weed and Seed; West Seattle Community Safety Partnership; 34th District Democrats; White Center Community Development Association; Highland Park Action Committee; Westwood Neighborhood Council; White Center Salvation Army; Delridge Neighborhoods District Council; Seattle Works and Seattle Neighborhood Group

Volunteer activities included painting of park kiosks, litter pick-up and removal of invasive plants. Refreshments were provided in part by community businesses.

Cleanup Activities:

• Street Maintenance mowed roadway shoulders and swept the streets removing 3 cubic yards of debris
• Removed 1,000 pounds of litter
• SDOT Urban Forestry carted off weeds and litter bags, and also assisted in spreading chips on the triangle at Delridge and Cambridge
• Painted 120' of curb
• Replaced 3 damaged signs, and reset 2 sign posts
• Added new reflectors to traffic circle at 17 Av SW and SW Barton St.
• Reinstalled 3 crosswalks at SW Roxbury and Delridge Wy SW
• Repainted 30 parking stalls in the business district between 17/Roxbury on Delridge Wy SW
• 10 DOC workers performed landscaping and invasive weed removal over 2 acres from community P-Patch at 26 th & Thistle
• Cleaned graffiti from 31 locations including traffic signs, control boxes, utility poles, etc.
• Repaired 78 streetlights

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photos by Anthony Harris

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