FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2019
MEDIA CONTACTS
Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5152
Megan Snow, Media and Communications, msnow@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5051
City of Tacoma Will Sponsor 15 Community Cleanups in 2019
The 2019 Community Cleanup program will kick off on April 27, and this year will include paper-shredding services at most locations as well as dumpsters and recycling stations. The full schedule is available online at cityoftacoma.org/cleanup.
The program is a partnership between the City and neighborhood groups for one cleanup day per calendar year. The cleanup day provides an opportunity for residential customers, who live in single-family homes or duplexes, to clean their properties and save a trip to the Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center. The program relies on volunteers from neighborhood groups, and in 2018, more than 400 volunteers made the cleanup program successful removing close to 900 tons of unwanted items from neighborhoods across Tacoma.
For more information contact Neighborhood and Community Services at (253) 591-5693 or agibilisco@cityoftacoma.org.
The 2019 Cleanup Schedule:
April 27
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Edison
Location: Edison Elementary School (5830 S. Pine St.)
May 4
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Blueberry Park, Larchmont, Fern Hill and Spooner’s Tract
Location: Larchmont Elementary School (8601 E. B St.)
May 11
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Capital Heights, Oakland Madrona and Central Neighborhood Council
Location: Franklin Elementary (1402 S. Lawrence St.)
May 18
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): East Abes, Jennie Reed Neighbors, Lincoln Area Watch Group and Lincoln South
Location: Jennie Reed Elementary (1802 S. 36th St.)
June 1
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Jefferson Block Watch
Location: UPS Fieldhouse Parking Lot at North 11th and North Union
June 8
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): South Tacoma Neighborhood Council
Location: Bates Technical College - South Campus (2201 S. 78th St.)
June 15
9 AM to 2:30 PM
Neighborhood(s): Hillsdale Neighbors, Park Ave. Neighborhood and Pak Yak, Shaska Yak, Sheri Yak and Birney Baker
Location: St. Ann Church (7025 S. Park Ave.)
June 22
9 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Tacoma Dome, First Creek, Dome District, New Tacoma and Salishan
Location: Tacoma Dome G Parking Lot (2727 E. D St.)
June 29
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Northeast Tacoma Neighborhood Council
Location: Meeker Middle School (4402 Nassau Ave. NE)
July 13
9 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Boze Block Watch, Cloverdale, Hope Heights and Stewart
Location: First Creek Middle School (1801 E. 56th St.)
July 20
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Stewart Safe Streets, Spring Hill and Mann Safe Streets
Location: Mann Elementary School (1002 S. 52nd St.)
July 27
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Hilltop Action Coalition
Location: Evergreen Tacoma Campus (1210 6th Ave.)
August 3
9 AM to 12:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): West End Neighborhood Council
Location: Narrows Park ‘N’ Ride (7201 6th Ave.)
August 10
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): Giaudrone, North Wapato, HAWKS and South Wapato
Location: Giaudrone Middle School (4902 S. Alaska St.)
August 17
10 AM to 1:45 PM
Neighborhood(s): North Slope Historic District
Location: Jason Lee Middle School (602 N. Sprague Ave.)
*The schedule is subject to change
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