{"id":458,"date":"2013-04-11T11:13:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=458"},"modified":"2013-08-27T09:01:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T16:01:26","slug":"third-yakima-community-clean-up-event-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/third-yakima-community-clean-up-event-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Yakima Community Clean Up Event This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yakima Refuse Code Compliance Officer James Scott \u2013 576-6745<\/p>\n<p>Communications &amp; Public Affairs Dir. Randy Beehler \u2013 901-1142<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Results from the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey clearly revealed an expectation that the City of Yakima should be more proactively involved in improving the overall appearance of the community.\u00a0 As part of its multi-pronged approach to meet that expectation, the City is spearheading a series community clean up events this year.<\/p>\n<p>The first two community clean up events on March 9th in the West Valley area and March 30<sup>th<\/sup> at Yakima Valley Community \u00a0 College yielded 18.5 tons of debris.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s clean ups will rotate between each of the Yakima&#8217;s four City Council districts.\u00a0 This Saturday\u2019s event will target District 3, which consists primarily of the northeast and southeast sections of the city. \u00a0A free drop off site will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in the parking lot across from the Yakima Police Department at 201 South 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Street.\u00a0 Residents from District 3 can bring unwanted items to the drop off site at any time during those hours.<\/p>\n<p>The final community clean up day this spring will be on Saturday, May 4<sup>th<\/sup> in District 4 (primarily north of Tieton Drive between 40<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and 1<sup>st<\/sup> Street).<\/p>\n<p>Clean up days scheduled for later in the year include Saturday, September 7<sup>th<\/sup> in District 1, Saturday, September 28<sup>th<\/sup> in District 2, Saturday, October 12<sup>th<\/sup> in District 3, and Saturday, November 2<sup>nd<\/sup> in District 4.<\/p>\n<p>District 3 residents can pick up free bags for cleaning neighborhood alleys and streets at the drop off site this Saturday and are urged to separate household refuse from yard debris. \u00a0Recycling bins will also be available to handle paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, and milk jugs. \u00a0Goodwill Industries will also have trucks at the drop off site to accept old electronic equipment for recycling and donations of reusable items. The drop off site will not accept hazardous materials such as paint and chemicals, but will handle old tires for disposal.<\/p>\n<p>The clean up events are designed to give not just individuals the opportunity to get rid of junk around their houses, but to create a chance for volunteers to step forward as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already know that several organizations, including local churches and non-profits, will have volunteers on hand for this weekend\u2019s clean up,\u201d said Yakima Refuse Division Code Compliance Officer James Scott. \u201cBeing part of the clean ups is a great way to make a difference in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any individuals or groups interested in becoming involved in future Yakima community clean ups should contact Yakima Refuse Code Compliance Officer James Scott at 576-6745.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; end &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Community-Clean-Up-Days-News-Release.pdf\">Community Clean Up Days &#8211; News Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact: Yakima Refuse Code Compliance Officer James Scott \u2013 576-6745 Communications &amp; Public Affairs Dir. Randy Beehler \u2013 901-1142 &nbsp; Results from the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey clearly revealed an expectation that the City of Yakima should be more proactively involved in improving the overall appearance of the community.\u00a0 As part of its multi-pronged approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}