South Valley Clean Ups

The SOUTH VALLEY CLEAN PROJECT, which I initiated when I took office in the beginning of the year, is going full steam ahead. We continue to remove weeds, trash debris, old tires and graffiti from the South Valley. Through the support from the County Manager, deputy directors as well as other County management and staff our latest successful clean up focused on a neighborhood-wide clean up in the area around Rio Bravo and South Second Street in Mountain View.

The Neighborhood Association joined our endeavor working with the Solid Waste department and the Public Information office and me to produce an informational flyer. It proved to be a great tool that sustained a very productive cleanup in Mountainview Saturday, October 17, 2009. The Neighborhood Association used funds from a small grant to pay for the flyer printing costs and mailing advertising the clean up in English and Spanish that was circulated to over1400 People. The partnership with the neighborhood reinforced the efforts of over 75 Volunteers including high-level county staff and others that were engaged in physically cleaning up junk from yards and roadways.

The CCP details were onsite long before the major clean up to clear the path for us and in the vicinity on September 26, 27 & October 3 & 4 at Prosperity, and 2nd Street, William Street, Kinney Road SW and Mountain View Community Center. The total trash weight collected by the crews was: 22,320 lbs or 11.16 tons. We accomplished the following on the day of the clean up Recycled Items - 180 cubic yards total. Mountain View Site: Green Waste – 90 Cubic Yards; Metal – 60 cubic Yards; Tires – 180 cubic yards / 1800 tires. Solid Waste Removal-930 cubic yards total. Mountain View Site - 270 cubic yards; Illegal dump site - Prince Avenue-300 cubic yards. Independent Properties: Mary Street – 30 cubic yards; William Street-180 cubic yards; Sunnyslope Avenue-150 cubic yards. Graffiti Team: 2895 square feet of graffiti removed.