Moline Plans Earth Day Activities on Saturday

Posted 04/16/10

Several volunteer organizations and neighborhood associations will participate in Moline’s Clean-up event on Saturday, April 17th, from 8 am - noon. The event is being held in honor of Earth Day, and in support of Moline’s Keep Moline Beautiful Commission.

The clean-up event will focus on common areas shared by residents throughout Moline. The areas that will be cleaned include rights-of-ways of city streets, drainage areas and neighborhood parks. The City of Moline will provide vests, trash bags and disposal of all items collected on Saturday.

Clean-up locations and participating groups are as follows:

Downtown Moline Centre
Downtown businesses and city staff volunteers will meet at Lot U, next to Bierstube, 417 – 15th Street at 9 am. The downtown clean-up is being organized by Moline Centre Main Street. Contact is Pam Owners, Executive Director, 309-524-2054.

Overlook Historic Neighborhood Association
Members of the Overlook NPC will meet at Velie Park at 9 am for dividing perennials and landscape maintenance, and a neighborhood clean-up.

Peterson Park
Volunteers will meet at 9 am to clean the park.

43rd Street & 2nd Avenue
Volunteers will meet at 8 am to clean up the railroad right-of-way and drainage ditches.

Kiwanis Park
Volunteers will meet at 8:00 am to clean up the park, work on fence repairs, and paint the shelter.

Riverside Park
Volunteers will meet at 9:00 am to clean up the area around the Garden Center & perform some light landscape maintenance.

Greenvalley Nature Preserve
Volunteers will meet at 8:30 am to remove some invasive species.

Ben Butterworth Memorial Parkway
Volunteers will meet at 9:00 am at the 39th Street Parking Lot and will pick up litter and debris along the Parkway.

19th Street/I-74 Corridor
Volunteers will meet at 8:00 am at 18th Avenue and will be picking up litter and debris along the 19th Street/I-74 corridor.

Large groups and organizations were asked to pre-register with the Moline Municipal Services Division at 309-524-2410 so that City crews will know where to go on Saturday to pick up the litter that is collected.

Residents are also encouraged to participate by picking up loose litter in their neighborhood and alley. No pre-registration was required. The City asks residents to add their litter bags to their regular garbage collection. Residents should note that regular pick-up limits still apply and only garbage that fits inside the cart will be collected. No special pick-ups will apply.

Future recognition by the Moline City Council is planned for participants from the largest civic group, organization or association, largest family, oldest and youngest volunteers and most refuse collected. Groups are asked to make the City aware if they feel someone in their group qualifies for this recognition by calling the Municipal Services Division at 309-524-2410.

For more details on the Clean-up Day or to sign-up to participate, visit the Keep Moline Beautiful website at www.keepmolinebeautiful.org.