CleanScapes is excited to announce the winners of the first Seattle Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards competition. The spring tons have been weighed and the Thursday Collection Neighborhoods have won the 2009/2010 waste reduction challenge! Everything you and your neighbors did to reduce household waste helped tip the scale in your neighborhood’s favor. Congratulations!
As the winner, Thursday Collection Neighborhoods will receive $50,000 towards a community improvement project. The Thursday collection area includes portions of the following neighborhoods: Montlake, Capitol Hill, Madison Park, Madrona, Madison Valley, and First Hill.
In the coming months, CleanScapes will solicit ideas for the $50,000 neighborhood improvement project. Community members will be asked to submit a project proposal form, which will be made available shortly. Community Councils representatives from the winning area will select the winning project or projects based on criteria provided by CleanScapes.
Neighbors who are interested in helping to develop the Montlake Project for submittal to Cleanscapes or just want to submit an idea, please contact Anita Bowers (president@montlake.net). This is a great opportunity for Montlake.
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