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City and county to hold joint Community Cleanup Week Aug. 4–10 with free rollaway dumpsters and transfer-station vouchers
Summary
The City of Junction City and Geary County approved a joint community cleanup week from Aug. 4–10 with eight rollaway dumpsters located throughout the city, free access vouchers to the county transfer station, and an outreach flyer; the program excludes construction debris and will split modest costs between the city and county.
City staff and county partners presented a coordinated cleanup week for Aug. 4–10 that will place eight rollaway dumpsters at strategic locations in Junction City (examples listed in staff presentation included sites near 12th Street, the pool on Fifth Street and North Park) and provide rural rollaways for county residents. The program also offers vouchers for free use of the county transfer station and recycling center for county residents, and two dumpsters at the public-works facility for appliances and tires.
Staff described a 50/50 cost split between city and county for the modest operating budget; rollaway dumpster costs are estimated around $200 per rollaway plus a per-ton disposal fee (staff cited roughly $64 per ton). Flyers and QR codes will be used to explain rules (for example, the program excludes construction debris) and to show the list of acceptable and unacceptable items.
Commissioners approved the joint cleanup initiative and accepted a proclamation designating August 2025 as Community Cleanup Week in Junction City. Staff said they will publish outreach materials on social media and through the county’s Everbridge notification system, and they emphasized that the program is intended for residents (not commercial construction or developer disposal).
