THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, June 18, 1995 TAG: 9506180042
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 40 lines
The city will implement its new neighborhood clean-up effort - the Norfolk Sweeps Clean program - beginning June 24. The hope is that cleaner streets, sidewalks and buildings will yield safer neighborhoods and streets.
The program was devised as part of a new codes compliance philosophy adopted by City Council this year.
The program covers the entire city. It uses the six PACE (Police Assisted Community Enforcement) sectors, each of which is to be inspected annually.
June 24 and 25 will be the clean-up weekend in the PACE First Blue Sector. Residents of this area are encouraged to correct any problems on their property, such as high weeds and grass, mosquito and fly breeding places or improper vehicle storage. Trash may be taken to Dumpsters at the Huntersville Recreational Center, the Park Place Recreational Center, Stuart School and several other sites.
June 26-30 is amnesty week. Residents may put items, except household hazardous waste, out for collection on regularly scheduled collection days without calling for a special pick-up. However, all items must be properly tied or bundled.
July 3-18 is Norfolk Sweeps Clean. More than 30 inspectors from the departments of city planning and codes administration, health, solid waste, and zoning to inspect more than 19,000 structures. Codes violations found during the sweep will be ticketed.
The PACE First Blue Sector includes these neighborhoods: Edgewater/Larchmont; Lamberts Point/ODU; North Colley Ave.; Colonial Place/Riverview; Park Place; Lamberts Point-Industrial; West 21st St.; East 21st St./Monticello; Medical Center; Ghent; North Ghent; East Ghent; West Ghent; Huntersville; and Lindenwood. by CNB