NEIGHBORHOODS
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED …
To join the Adopt-a-Street program go to
https://tinyurl.com/qtr7dj5.
Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful hosts several programs including
the Buddy Bench project in which bottle caps are
turned into benches and the hazardous household waste
collection days. To learn more and to participate, go here:
https://tinyurl.com/sgsu6d5.
Residents who have joined the Adopt-a-Street program in Port St. Lucie
assist city workers by keeping miles of city streets less littered. Helping to
beautify her city brings a smile to this young volunteer’s face.
HONORED FOR EFFORTS
The city recently won an award from U.S. News and World
Report for being the ninth best place for families to live in
Florida. One of the criteria named in choosing Port St. Lucie
was its clean streets and neighborhoods.
“Currently, more than 154 miles of city streets are litter-free
thanks to over 150 groups and individuals who have adopted
these public roadways — about one mile per group,” the city
explains on its Adopt-a-Street website.
“With more than 200,000 people in the city, it would be
easy for the remaining 757 miles of city-maintained roads to
become just as litter-free,” according to the website. “Removing
litter before it reaches the city storm system also reduces
the amount of storm water runoff pollution, thus keeping our
wetlands, lakes and rivers cleaner.”
An Adopt-a-Street group can be a family, an individual or
a number of like-minded individuals who want to help keep
their neighborhood clean and attractive. E
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