Community Wide Spring Cleanup slated for Saturday

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Residents of Pocatello and Chubbuck are invited to take part in the Annual Community-Wide Spring Cleanup taking place on Saturday, May 4.

Participants are asked to meet at the NeighborWorks Pavilion at Caldwell Park, which is located at the corner of S. 7th and E. Lewis between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

All cleanup participants will receive a free pancake and sausage breakfast cooked up by the Chamber Chiefs. Free gloves and trash bags will be distributed, and cleanup assignments made at that time.

The annual cleanup is spearheaded by the Community Beautification Council, which is a committee of the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce.  About 15 members make up the Beautification Council and represent a large cross sector of the community.  In addition to sponsoring the community wide cleanup each year, the Beautification Council started the hanging flower basket program in Historic Downtown Pocatello and facilitates beautification awards each month for businesses that upgrade or renovate the exterior of their properties.

“Getting out for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning in the spring to make our community look and feel better about itself is such a rewarding experience,” event organizer Mark Dahlquist said.

Although cleanup areas will be assigned on Saturday morning, volunteers are welcome to cleanup up other locations of their choice and reserve areas in advance.

The City of Pocatello Sanitation Department will provide free trash bags and will pick up the bags and take them to the landfill once volunteers are finished.

Sponsors of the Community Wide Spring Cleanup include the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce, NeighborWorks Pocatello, Lookout Credit Union, Ed’s Painting Contractors, Inc., Citizens Community Bank, Ireland Bank, Intermountain Gas, the City of Pocatello, Healthy City USA and the Chamber Chiefs.