CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The 11th annual Clearlake Clean Up Day once again led to the removal of a considerable amount of trash from the city limits.

The event, which took place last Saturday, was based on Austin Park.

“We accomplished a great deal over the four hour time period, and our city is better for it,” said Public Works Director Doug Herren. “It was good to see teams of all ages working together for the betterment of our city.”

More than 70 community volunteers picked up 100 yards of trash, debris and recyclables from neighborhoods, parks and waterways, according to Deputy City Clerk Adeline Brown, who oversaw volunteer signups.

In addition, the tire amnesty portion of the event took in more than 250 tires, Brown said.

Volunteers walked streets and trails, and kayakers and boats collected debris from the shoreline of Cache Creek from Shaw Shady Acres to the dam, the city reported.

Councilman Russ Perdock reported on the cleanup to his colleagues at Thursday night's council meeting and thanked the community members who took part.

“It was an amazing crowd,” he said.

In addition to the work along waterways, Perdock acknowledged the teams that were sent out to the Avenues and the park area, noting that there was an “impressive” amount of trash collected.

He said there were a number of shopping carts collected from Cache Creek, and other waterways and drainages.

Perdock thanked local stores that are making changes to make sure their shopping carts are contained to their properties. However, he said he still thought the city needed move forward with an ordinance regarding shopping carts.

The city acknowledged the following individuals, organizations and local businesses that contributed and offered assistance with the event: city staff, the Clearlake City Council, Volunteers in Policing, Beth-Katherine Kaiman of PEG Channel TV8, Supervisor Jeff Smith, Bruce McCracken and staff from Clearlake C&S Waste Solutions, Citizens Caring 4 Clearlake, Lake County Fire Protection District, Walt Hill and the Mormon Helping Hands with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Clearlake, Crossroads Church, Shaw Shady Acres, A&B Collision, H&R Block, Walmart, Grocery Outlet and IGA Foods Etc.

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