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Hampton Clean City volunteers logged nearly 11,000 hours in 2012, leaders say
Summary
The Hampton Clean City Commission told the council its volunteers donated nearly 11,000 hours in fiscal 2012 and ran hundreds of cleanups, collecting thousands of bags of trash and hundreds of thousands of cigarette butts; the commission also outlined upcoming events and volunteer recognition awards.
The Hampton Clean City Commission told the City Council that volunteers logged "nearly 11000 hours in fiscal, year 2012," bringing scores of community projects and regular cleanups to the city.
"Hampton Clean City Commission volunteers cleaned up 764 times in 2012, picking up 3,621 bags of trash and 223,118 cigarette butts," Executive Coordinator Debbie Blantonford said, citing the commission's annual metrics to illustrate the scale of volunteer work. The commission credited adopt‑a‑spot volunteers with maintaining streets, parks, public buildings and schools across Hampton.
Commission chair Samuel Lindecott previewed the group's next projects, including a citywide "Waukehampton Clean" on April 13, yard‑judge training on April 22, a rain‑barrel workshop April 27 and a May campaign described as "a hundred and 50 cleanups of May." Lindecott said the events are part of the commission's 35th anniversary activities and ongoing efforts to boost neighborhood participation.
Councilman Moffitt, the council's former liaison to the commission, praised the volunteers and said their work "saved the city millions of dollars through their cleanup efforts," urging continued support for the commission's programs. The council recessed and said the public‑comment period would begin at 6:00 p.m.
