KHTS Radio Santa Clarita Radio – Santa Clarita News
This weeklong series of events begins on Sunday April 2, 2006 and continues through Saturday, April 8, 2006. Pride Week is an annual event, aimed at ridding the City of trash and giving local residents the opportunity to take an active part in keeping their neighborhoods clean. The week will begin with Community Clean-up Day, where residents can bring trash to four different sites (see below) and dispose of it free of charge.
Throughout Pride Week, Santa Clarita citizens can also volunteer to help clean up and beautify the community. Participation is easy! Residents simply select a project with the Pride Week volunteer coordinator and the city supplies them with a free T-shirt and trash bags. Pride Week will conclude with a free Household Hazardous Waste and E-waste Collection Event, sponsored by Los Angeles County and held at the College of the Canyons.
“Pride Week is a great way for residents to take an active part in their community,” said Adele Macpherson, Community Services Superintendent for the City. “People of all ages can come out and help us clean up and maintain areas in the City that may need a little attention. To volunteer during Pride Week or to obtain further information, please call the City’s Community Services Division at 661 255-4965.
Event specifications are below:
Canyon Country: on Golden Triangle Road, between Ruether and Rainbow Glen. Newhall: Intersection of 13th Street and Arch Street, east of San Fernando Road. Saugus: Bouquet Canyon Road to Haskell Canyon Road, west ½ mile. Valencia: Intersection of Grandview Drive and Newhall Ranch Road, between Bouquet Canyon Road and McBean Parkway.
IMPORTANT: Loads that exceed the size of an 8 foot truck bed must be covered and taken to the landfill. Landfill slips must be obtained from one of the above locations. The landfill closes at 4:00 p.m. Items accepted: Trash, scrap metal, scrap lumber, mattresses, couches, dishwashers, washers, dryers, wood, bricks, metal, appliances, and furniture. Items not accepted: Televisions, computer monitors, florescent lights, tires, cement, rock, asphalt, grass clippings, or hazardous materials (such as oil, paint, batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners, and propane tanks).
FREE L.A. County Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection Event Saturday, April 8, 2006, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at College of the Canyons (upper south parking lot) 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road. Items Accepted: oil, anti-freeze, herbicides or pesticides, household or car batteries, gasoline and diesel fuel, oil filters, brake fluid, turpentine cleaners with acid or lye, pool chemicals, paint thinner, paint, propane tanks, televisions, computers, and monitors. Items not accepted: Explosives, ammunition, firearms, radioactive waste, or tires.
Pride Week sponsors include:
The City of Santa Clarita, Casden Properties, Blue Barrel Disposal, Bouquet Canyon Hills Homeowners Association, Interex General Contractors, Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Home Depot, The Los Angeles Daily News, SCV Pride Committee, and The Signal.
