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City and volunteers report progress on litter, encampments, potholes and graffiti
Summary
City departments and Keep Santa Fe Beautiful described 2024 results: major encampment cleanups, 260 tons of debris removed, 700–900 weekly litter bags collected and an improving linear litter index. Officials sought more funding and volunteer engagement.
City public-works, parks and environmental-services leaders presented the second annual beautification and safety report, describing a multi-department effort that city officials said reduced visible litter citywide and increased volunteer engagement.
The nut graf: The annual booklet compiled more than 9,000 constituent reports and quantified operations across 12 initiatives — illegal dumping and encampment cleanup, medians and mural programs, graffiti removal, parks maintenance, and a twice-yearly “blitz” of litter and weed abatement — and called for ongoing funding and cross-agency collaboration to sustain gains.
Carol Branch,…
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