SUN VALLEY : Neighborhoods Can Now Adopt a Block to Clean
Residents in the northeastern San Fernando Valley long troubled by graffiti and litter can now adopt a neighborhood block and keep it clean in a new volunteer effort kicked off Thursday in Sun Valley.
The Adopt-A-Block program, brainchild of Los Angeles Councilman Ernani Bernardi, enlists residents who pledge to keep one section of roadway free of unsightly scrawls and trash. The program is patterned loosely after the Adopt-a-Highway effort sponsored by Caltrans, which encourages private donations to fund cleanup of area freeways.
The North East Valley Residents Assn. and Sun Valley Neighborhood Watch organization are the first groups to join the program.
“The purpose of the program is the same as the California highway program,” Bernardi said. “But in this case, the people themselves will do the cleaning.” Participating organizations will receive paint purchased with funds from Bernardi’s office and also from Operation Clean Sweep, a city-sponsored beautification effort.
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