City Of Louisville: Mayor Fischer Outlines Impact Of New FY22 Investments In The City's New Clean Collaborative Initiative

Press release from the City of Louisville:

July 08, 2021

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Mayor Greg Fischer joined with Louisville Metro Director of Public Works Vanessa Burns and Brightside Director Dave Bell today to highlight the benefits of the city’s additional funding for its Clean Collaborative program.

“The Clean Collaborative team’s work is important because we want to show off the beauty of our hometown, for ourselves and for the people who visit our city,” the Mayor said.

The collaborative is slated for $1.5 million in the recently approved FY22 budget. Its crew includes stakeholders from across Louisville Metro, including:

The 13-person Clean Collaborative crew – first deployed in February – has already cleaned 1748.5 curb miles and collected 7,132 bags of trash, and 665 tires throughout the city – removing 5.13 tons of litter from downtown alone.

A significant part of the Clean Collaborative is to assess the level of cleanliness along major arterial roadways to ensure cleaner roads continuously throughout the year. Assessments began in February and will continue throughout the initiative. Cleanliness scores can be found on the Cleanliness Assessment Map.

Mayor Fischer said the additional funding for FY22 will allow the crew to expand its work, increasing staffing and purchasing new equipment for cleanups, street sweeping, graffiti removal and vacant lots mowing.

He reminded residents that there are many ways to get involved in this cleanliness effort.

Only set out junk or bulk items during its scheduled set out period.

“I appreciate everyone doing their part to keep the city clean. We all have a role to play and it’s going to take all of us, not just the Clean Collaborative crew, to ensure the place we call home remains a beautiful and clean city,” said the Mayor.

To learn more about the collaborative program and how you can help, visit louisvilleky.gov/cleanlou. For residents who would like to track the crews’ progress, please visit the Interactive Data Dashboard.

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