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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Neighbors keep Seattle "Clean and Green" as program marks milestone
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
1/20/2006 5:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
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Neighbors keep Seattle ‘Clean & Green’ as
program marks milestone
Mayor celebrates 50th neighborhood clean-up event Saturday morning
SEATTLE - Imagine picking up 125,000 pounds of litter, fixing 2,849 broken
street lights, and removing 5,709 graffiti tags and you get an idea of what
neighborhood volunteers have helped to accomplish working together with the
city to keep Seattle “Clean & Green.”
Saturday marks the 50th “Clean & Green” event since Mayor
Greg Nickels launched the neighborhood clean-up initiative four years ago.
Nickels and city work crews will join volunteers from the Haller Lake neighborhood
tomorrow morning as they grab brooms, pick up trash, landscape and clean up
the area around Northacres Park.
“Over the past four years, I’ve had the honor to roll my sleeves
up with more than 5,500 people who gave up a part of their Saturday to make
a difference in their neighborhoods,” Nickels said. “That spirit
of commitment and community is what makes Seattle such a beautiful place to
live.”
Nickels created the Clean & Green program shortly after taking office
in 2002. Since then, one Saturday a month, the mayor has joined with community
volunteers and work crews from Seattle City Light, Seattle Parks and Recreation,
Seattle Police Department, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Department of
Transportation and other departments to tackle clean up projects in neighborhoods
around the city.
The results have been tremendous. Over the past four years the programs has:
• Collected more than 125,000 pounds of litter;
• Recycled more than 5,000 pounds of metals and other recyclable materials;
• Repaired more than 2,849 streetlights;
• Painted-out more than 5,709 graffiti sites;
• Used more than 47.5 tons of asphalt to repair potholes and streets
• Planted 2,144 plants and flowers;
• Spread more than 159 yards of bark and wood chips each year;
• Swept more than 232 curb miles of residential streets;
• Cleaned up more than 30 illegal dumpsites each year;
• Pressure washed 21,358 square feet of hard surfaces each year;
• More than 5,500 volunteers have participated in community level activities.
Find out more about the Clean & Green Seattle program, including how to
get involved or request an event in your neighborhood at http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/issues/cleanseattle.htm.
Visit the mayor’s web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s
inside view on initiatives to promote transportation, public safety, economic
opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter
at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm
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