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Brooklyn Park considers volunteer coordinator, district cleanups as staff report $135,000 in cleanup costs
Summary
City staff described adopt-a-park and adopt-a-street programs, one-time pickup supports, and enforcement limits; staff reported $135,000 in discarded-material handling costs last year and proposed options including a volunteer coordinator, contracting alternatives and district-based cleanups.
City staff told the Brooklyn Park City Council that existing community litter programs need more organized support and recommended returning with options to fund a coordinator or contract that would organize regular cleanups and coordinate volunteers across neighborhoods and county roads.
Cindy Devanishell, presenting community engagement work alongside Tim Brant, summarized current programs: an Adopt-a-Park program that covers a little more than half the parks, an Adopt-a-Street program now listed on the city website (no adoptees yet), one-time pickup supplies for groups, and event support such as Earth Day and a February plastic-free…
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