Operation Clean Street
(a.k.a. Adopt-A-Street )
We need YOU! Adopt A Street in your area TODAY!
Join in and have fun while doing your part for the Beaumont community!
The Operation Clean Street Program is a partnership between the City, its merchants and residents. The program is simple: groups or individuals agree to adopt a street or an area and take responsibility for keeping it clean. The City provides organizational help, clean up supplies, free hauling and street signs that announce the Operation Clean Street sponsors. The Operation Clean Street Program is one of a handful of community programs that builds city pride by beautifying our streets, increasing safety and decreasing litter and other pollutants through trash removal and other volunteer beautification efforts.
If you would like to become involved in the community and help keep A.C.O.R.N. neighborhoods clean, contact the city’s “Operation Clean Street” program or the A.C.O.R.N. Neighborhood Association.
What is Operation Clean Street?
Operation Clean Street is a Citywide volunteer program that recruits and trains residents to assist in the general care and maintenance of areas along street right-of-ways.
Operation Clean Street is a great way to clean up our environment and show community pride by working together for a common goal.
Who can adopt a street?
Anyone who has the enthusiasm and dedication to make our community a better place to live! We welcome:
- YOU
- Your Family
- Neighborhood Associations
- Community Groups
- Schools
- Church Groups
- Senior Citizens
- Youth Groups
- A Group of Neighbors
- Fraternities or Sororities
- Civic Associations
- Businesses
Volunteers maintain their adopted areas in the following ways:
Picking up litter
Removing weeds
Raking leaves
Removing stickers and illegal signs
Mowing
Edging
Anything to help the look of their particular area
What are the ADVANTAGES to Adopting a Street?
Clean streets encourage neighborhood pride and increase property values
Reduces the costs of litter removal
People litter less in clean neighborhoods
Allows maintenance crews to perform other tasks
Improve the attractiveness of the City
Reduce water pollution
Reduce roadway pollution
Increase public awareness of environmental issues
Operation Clean Street has had the A.C.O.R.N. Neighborhood Association's support and has been a proven program for years in the Beaumont Community!
Contact the A.C.O.R.N. Neighborhood Association, or Beaumont Clean Community Subject: Operation Clean Street, or visit the Texas Department of Trasnsportation Website about helping out TODAY!
Visit the Beaumont Clean Community Department website at http://cityofbeaumont.com/clean.htm
Here are some SAFETY REMINDERS when taking part:
Hold safety meeting before each pickup
Carpool to minimize the number of vehicles at the site and park clear of roadway
Have safety vest on prior to arriving at site
Wear gloves, leather shoes or boots, hats, long sleeves and light-colored clothing
Place warning signs at the beginning and end of work area
Face oncoming traffic while working
Avoid working during peak travel times
Stop work in bad weather
Do not remove hazardous substances
Watch for snakes
Do not pick up items on bridges or on overpasses
Stay clear of construction areas
Be VERY careful to watch for traffic when picking up items in the middle of the street
Try to stay at least two feet from the edge of the street when picking up items along the side
Avoid overexertion