Neighborhood Cleanup Coming To Your Neighborhood Segundo Barrio

IMPROVING LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS

WHO: City of El Paso’s Department of Community and Human Development Neighborhood Services Division

WHAT: Segundo Barrio Neighborhood Cleanup

WHEN: Saturday, May, 30, 2009 from 7am – 12pm

WHERE: Segundo Barrio Neighborhood (Map below)
Volunteers will meet at the Armijo Recreation Center
on 700 E. 7th Street (from 7am-12pm)

WHY: Revitalization is taking place in the Segundo Barrio in an effort to improve the quality of life to low-income families in that area.

With resident participation, the City of El Paso along with other community organizations will be partnering with residents to clean up the Segundo Barrio Neighborhood on Saturday, May 30th starting at 7 a.m. The clean up will only be focused on residential areas.

The Neighborhood Services Division, in its mission to revitalize El Paso neighborhoods, has focused on the needs of the Segundo Barrio. The Clean up day is an attempt at uniting residents by cleaning up their neighborhood and establishing neighborhood pride. Specific neighborhoods have been targeted for the clean up – if you would like to know if your street is a part of the clean up please call the Neighborhood Services Division at 541-4377.



Event Contact: Soraya Ayub, Neighborhood Relations Coordinator, 541-4019



CLEANUP:

1) Cleanup is for RESIDENTIAL AREAS ONLY

2) Items to be collected include old tires, furniture, appliances, car parts, tree trimmings, etc.

3) Hazardous waste items will NOT be collected (pool chemical, fertilizers, aerosol spray cans, cleaning products, anti-freeze, paint, car batteries or oil)

4) All items must be PLACED ON CURB for collection by Friday night. (Cleanup crews will only pass each street once staring around 7:30 a.m.)

5) Loose items must be BAGGED, BOXED or TIED to be easily handled by two people

6) Place ALL TIRES and METAL ITEMS in separate piles

ELDERLY or DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS – Who Need Assistance

Please contact Neighborhood Services so we may arrange to have volunteers assist you in bringing out the items from your property.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you would like to volunteer please call Neighborhood Services at 541-4377. About 50 to 100 volunteers are needed to help on the day of the cleanup to put items into dumpsters.