Dateline: September 12, 2002

Citywide clean up to be this weekend 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

The City of Clarendon will allow free dumping for city residents this Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14, as part of a Citywide Clean Up Campaign.

During the clean up, city residents can dump as much as they need to at the recycling center on Front Street. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

“Hopefully this will become a regular thing,” said Mayor Pro-tem Mark White. “We are planning to have one clean up in the fall and one in the spring each year.”

White said residents who have no way of hauling their junk should contact City Hall ahead of time. On Friday only, city crews will be available to assist those who cannot haul of their stuff on their own.

In order to take advantage of the free dumping privilege, city residents need to bring a water bill with them to the recycling center.

City officials are eager for residents to take advantage of the clean up day.

“This weekend, I hope, is the beginning of beautifying the City of Clarendon,” Alderman Janice Knorpp said.

White said the city is also taking other steps to encourage the removal of junk vehicles around town and is looking at other projects to help improve the appearance of the town.

The Board of Aldermen approved the plan for the clean up last month in anticipation of the homecoming events and the museum’s Chuckwagon cookoff, both of which are scheduled for later this month.