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Committee readies for large Sylvan Beach cleanup, approves up to $4,000 for supplies
Summary
Keep La Porte Beautiful reported its Sylvan Beach cleanup is sold out at 200 volunteers for Sept. 19; the committee discussed sponsorships and merchandise and approved up to $4,000 to cover event items such as tents, stickers, key chains, and water bottles.
Committee members heard that La Porte's Sylvan Beach cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 19 is part of a statewide coastal cleanup and that the General Land Office is handling logistics and promotion; the committee's site has 200 volunteer slots and the committee is hosting check-in and volunteer support. Speaker 10 said the city's site was sold out on the Eventbrite page and staff described partner booths (environmental education and oil-spill awareness), merch options and sustainability practices (no single-use plastic bottles encouraged).
After discussing merchandise options, minimum orders and cost tradeoffs for insulated water bottles, tents and stickers, the committee adopted a motion limiting cleanup-related spending to no more than $4,000 to allow staff flexibility to finalize purchases. "We had 200 spots open for volunteers, and ours is the only one that says sold out," Speaker 10 reported; later a motion was made to spend up to $4,000 and the committee approved it by voice vote.
