Final city-wide clean-up day is moved due to James Dean Festival

As it gets closer to the end of the month, the final city clean-up day has been moved to Oct. 5.

Deana Vice, neighborhood association coordinator, said that the Clean City date change comes after being scheduled the same day as the James Dean festival.

“The original date for this final clean-up was September 28. In reviewing that date, that happens to be James Dean weekend,” Vice said. “Looking at that, we want to make sure that everyone is able to enjoy the festivities and also doesn’t miss a chance at getting in on this final cleanup.”

With the city clean up being moved to a different date, Layla Price-Bodkin, supervisor of marketing and community development, said that the schedule for the clean up will be the exact same schedule as the last few.

“The plans will remain the same,” Price-Bodkin said. “As far as what has been going on routinely through the citywide cleanup effort, we’ll have a drop off location, which will be the same location as the past couple of them.”

The Clean City project allows the citizens of Marion to get rid of any unwanted items they may be storing. 

Vice said that the Clean City project is a great way to remove of items without worrying about the cost and not sure where they go.

“These cleanups are a great way to rid yourself of items that maybe you  weren’t sure where to take them to or maybe it’s costly to dump things as well,” Vice said. “The cleanup is a great way to clean up your home, clean up your yard, clean up your sheds, and your garages.”

As the Clean City approaches, there are many ways that you can help assist others in the community.

Randy Hiatt, the superintendent of citywide maintenance, said that the clean up is a good way for the community to help assist neighbors.

“The community can assist neighbors who are unable to move items to curbside or bring to site,” Hiatt said.

With this upcoming Clean City being the last for the year, Price-Bodkin said that there will be a special lunch for those who come and drop off their items.

“Since this is the final one, we’ll have a pizza lunch, but we’ll have free dessert as well,” Price-Bodkin said.

“For anyone interested in volunteering to walk and pick up trash, they can do so at the street department,” Vice said. “If they take a picture of themselves doing so, I will have a email they can send the photos to and pick up a prize.”

Price-Bodkin said that next year there will be six Clean City projects that are still being scheduled.