Report on Clean Seattle Initiative
Cleanup: Hillman City
Date of Cleanup: April 15, 2006
Departments: Seattle Department of Transportation, Parks and Recreation,
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Fire Station 28, Seattle City Light,
Department of Correction work crews
and Seattle Public Utilities Community Services
Division.
On Saturday, April 15, 2006, Mayor Greg Nickels led more than 70 volunteers
in the cleaning and greening of Hillman City, the oldest neighborhood in the
Rainier Valley. The kick off was held at VelDyke Realty at S. Lucile and Rainier.
Volunteers pulled weeds and barked the tree pits on the East and West side
of Rainier as well as picked up litter and debris. Volunteers also weeded
five traffic circles in the neighborhood. More than 1,728 lbs of litter and
debris were collected.
Hillman City Business Association Coordinators Jean VelDyke and Boyd
Pickrell, the Hillman City Business Association, the Hillman City Neighborhood
Alliance and the Seattle Neighborhood Group co-hosted the event. State
Representative Eric Petigrew of the 37th Legislative District also participated.
Cleanup Activities:
- Repaired 90 streetlights
- 1 ton asphalt used to repair potholes
- Crews replaced 26 signs.
- Swept 16 curb miles.
- Collected 96 bags of litter.
- Pulled weeds in 161 locations.
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