Clean City Commission approves event calendar, votes to skip most First Fridays after April

The City of Kingman Clean City Commission on March 19 approved its 2026 event calendar and voted to stop attending most First Fridays after the April event, citing limited engagement and the cost of promotional giveaways.

Commission members discussed outreach tradeoffs: some said First Fridays draw families and are fun for kids but do not effectively inform residents about the commissions work. One commissioner suggested the commission spend less on giveaway items and more on practical supplies such as trash bags. The chair moved, "I make a motion that we forego. We could do the April and then forego the rest of the first Fridays, and just maybe in a future date, pick it back up or something with a different plan." The motion was seconded and the commission voted in favor.

Eddie, the staff liaison, had outlined events earlier in the meeting: the United Way Day of Caring on April 4 (the commission will work the event), an e-waste/technology drive coordinated with Mohave Community College at the Public Works Facility, and a tentative household hazardous waste event on April 19 pending HAZMAT verification and a final location.

The commission also encouraged members to adopt blocks for the Adopt-a-Block program; a Republican women's group planned a Beale Street cleanup on April 22 (Earth Day). Commissioners agreed to revisit plans for booths and outreach and to aim for cost-effective public engagement at future events.

What happens next: The commission will carry out the April events it has funded, publicize upcoming free recycling drop-offs and the Mohave Community College e-waste drive, and bring revised outreach ideas back for discussion at a future meeting.