Community cleanup set for Sept. 12; council pledges $3,000 match to $12,000 plan

Presenter (speaker 2) described a rapid-planning volunteer cleanup to precede homecoming: "We're budgeting approximately $12,000 for this project," they said, and requested that the city match $3,000 (with the EDC already contributing $3,000). The plan calls for about 10 roll-offs at the rodeo grounds, on-site sorting crews, a dedicated roll-off for tires, pallets for battery recycling and use of volunteers and equipment (skid steer, trailers) to remove large items.

Organizers asked for help recruiting team leaders and volunteers, offering T-shirts and modest door prizes for volunteers and noting some trash would be used for a homecoming bonfire. Council voted in favor of the in-kind/cash $3,000 contribution; staff and volunteers will finalize liability forms, set up collection points, and coordinate pickup logistics with Republic Services and county partners.