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District 5 Cantonment, Farm Hill Neighborhood Cleanup Scheduled for September 17
September 9, 2021
Residents of a portion of Cantonment and Farm Hill can dispose of yard debris and other items free of charge during a District 5 Neighborhood Cleanup on Friday, September 17.
During neighborhood cleanups, Escambia County departments team up to bring services to residents in an effort to keep local neighborhoods clean and safe. Participating is easy: Residents in the cleanup area simply leave eligible items at the curb to be disposed of free of charge by Escambia County and partnering agencies.
All debris must be at the curb directly in front of residences in the area by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Tires and paint cans should be separate from all other debris. Debris piles should not be placed under low-hanging lines or near poles, fences or mailboxes. All items, including containers, will be collected.
Only residents in the designated cleanup area are able to participate in the neighborhood cleanup. Items left at the curb outside of the cleanup area will not be collected.
Items eligible for removal include:
- Household appliances and electronics
- Household junk and debris
- Bicycles and toys
- Old furniture and mattresses
- Barbecue grills
- Household hazardous waste (old paint, motor oil, chemicals, batteries)
- Tires (limit 10 per household)
Items NOT eligible for removal include:
- Building materials (concrete, bricks, blocks, roofing, drywall or lumber)
- Explosives or ammunition
- Auto parts
- Dirt or sod
- Vehicles or vessels
- 55-gallon drums of fluids
The neighborhood cleanup initiative involves an aggressive cleanup effort, targeting different neighborhoods throughout the county, with crew members and volunteers picking up a variety of debris and waste, including electronics, furniture and household items.
Since 2016, more than 3,509 tons (7,018,000 pounds) of debris were collected and disposed of through the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Safe Neighborhood Program.
The county’s neighborhood cleanup program is hosted by the Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency’s Safe Neighborhood Program. Local partners include Escambia County Waste Services, Environmental Code Enforcement, Public Works, Animal Services and Road Prison, along with the City of Pensacola Sanitation Department and Keep Pensacola Beautiful. During the cleanups, county staff handle issues such as roaming dogs and cats, unsafe structures, tree trimming, right of way mowing, street sweeping, household hazardous waste recycling and more.
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5 Responses to “District 5 Cantonment, Farm Hill Neighborhood Cleanup Scheduled for September 17”
@Ray first off, I’d like to inform you that some people In this world are not multi car families. Some of us do not have a truck to haul things off to the dump. I’m sure I can answer that for many people. And a noted thing about community clean ups help keep the neighborhood clean looking and safe for kids!
Why is our tax dollars going to pay to take individuals personal trash off. We pay taxes to the county via 1.5% in sales tax, property tax etc. Then we have to pay a fee to take our trash to the county dump. If you live in the North end and use the Oak Grove county dump facility you pay at least double if not triple the amount to dump your trash. I was told by a county waste worker that the higher cost is to cover the expenses of the two county workers who travel to the north end to run the small facility. Now if that the case where is our tax dollars going? I would say that either we all pay to dump our trash or none of us (tax payers) pay to dump our trash. My issue is not with the residents of these areas that get there trash hauled off for free it’s with the Board of Commissioners that allow our tax money to be spent on a few while the rest of us continue to pay twice for our trash to be dumped. Through taxes and dump fees.
Need to do one of these in Byrneville just south of the school. The community is a blighted zone where trash, mattresses, and junk are continually piled on the side of the road.
Is there a way to find out if they will be coming to our area?
We live off W. Nine Mile.
Why do they clean up the same areas year after year but skip other areas that need it as bad. For example, they do this area every year. They also do the Farm Hill area almost yearly but they only do the West side of Jack’s Branch Road but not the East side which needs it as bad. Who makes these decisions?