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City presents Keep Bellevue Beautiful update; volunteers, businesses expand Adopt A Street and cart retrieval programs
Summary
City staff reported growth in the Keep Bellevue Beautiful program: 60 Adopt A Street adopters covering 48.56 miles, 13 city cleanup events since 2023, and 5,788 shopping carts returned since April 2023. Staff said program remains information-only during the March 18 meeting.
City staff updated the Bellevue City Council on March 18 about the Keep Bellevue Beautiful (KBB) program, reporting expanded volunteer participation, program metrics, and planned events for 2025.
Neighborhood outreach manager Mark Kylan and KBB coordinator Serena Miller told the council the program — launched in 2023 as part of the city’s Safe, Clean and Vibrant City initiative in the 2023–24 budget — focuses on three components: volunteer litter cleanup events, the Adopt A Street volunteer program, and abandoned shopping cart retrieval.
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