City Employees Will Clean Litter in Near East Side During Mayor’s Annual Spring Cleanup
For Immediate Release
May 9, 2014
For More Information:
Rick Tilton, Public Service, 645-7263
Sherri Palmer, Keep Columbus Beautiful, 645-3171
John Ivanic, City Council, 645-6798
City employees will clean litter on the Near East Side on Saturday, May 10, during Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s Annual City Employees Spring Litter Cleanup. The cleanup will start at the Columbus Public Health Department, 240 Parsons Avenue, at 9 a.m.; volunteers will begin to arrive at 8:30 a.m. The Mayor’s annual litter cleanup is organized by Keep Columbus Beautiful, a community beautification program within the City’s Department of Public Service.
“I am so proud of the City employees who will volunteer and send a clear message that litter in any Columbus neighborhood is unacceptable and is everyone’s responsibility,” said Mayor Coleman. “Everyone needs to help keep our city beautiful. If you see litter, pick it up.” From 2003 to 2013, the Mayor’s annual cleanup event attracted 2,397 volunteers who collected 61.2 tons of litter and debris in neighborhoods across Columbus.
“Columbus residents deserve to live in clean, litter-free neighborhoods,” said Councilmember Michelle M. Mills, chair of the Environment Committee. “We’re grateful to the volunteers and Near East Side residents who will be pitching in to beautify our community.” The boundaries of the cleanup area are:
- North: Oak Street
- South: East Fulton Street
- East: South Champion Avenue
- West: I-71
Keep Columbus Beautiful works with neighborhood, business, faith and other groups to clean litter in Columbus between April and October every year. The groups are responsible for recruiting volunteers for the cleanups; KCB provides trash bags, gloves, litter grabbers, rakes and other equipment. In 2013, 8,839 volunteers cleaned 172 tons of litter and debris in Columbus. Neighborhood groups who want to organize cleanups and work with KCB should call 645-2421.
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