SCRUB DAY - SAT JUNE 18th!

Spring Cleanup to Remove Urban Blight (SCRUB) is coming soon to our neighborhood. 

Saturday, June 18, 2011

7:00 a.m. to Noon

Central Presbyterian Church - 39th and Grand Parking Lot

Below are guidelines to be followed (found here):

• Proof of Residency Required
• Bring Photo ID or Current Utility Bill
• No Commercial Haulers Allowed; Commercial Haulers are to use Landfill

 SCRUB Items Allowed

• Trash containers
• General trash including furniture
• Lawn mowers without fluids
• Televisions, computers
• Tires (any size on or off rim)
• Appliances - no charge Air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, dehumidifiers, furnaces, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, etc.

ALL Yard Waste needs to be hauled to the MWA Metro Compost Center at 1601 Harriett St. Yard waste is NOT accepted at the neighborhood SCRUB sites.  The following yard waste is accepted at the MWA Compost Center:

• Brush, tree limbs 24” diameter or less; maximum length 10’
• Prunings
• Loose leaves
• Loose grass clippings
• Straw, hay

 SCRUB Items Not Allowed

•  Car batteries
• Propane tanks
• Toxic liquids such as oil, paint, etc.; toxic or hazardous chemicals - Call Metro Waste Authority’s Regional Collection Center for Household Hazardous Waste at 967-5512 to dispose of these items.

 Unloading Procedure

• Ask where to unload
• Plan to unload your own vehicle within 15 minutes
• Place all items in dumpsters or compactors as directed
• Clean up your own mess

Vehicle Size - Pickup (Maximum 4’ sideboards), car or small trailer (unless hauler sponsored by a neighborhood).

And, don't forget to stop by our neighborhood bash to enjoy MUSIC. FOOD. FUN that afternoon.  Please feel free to bring food or beverages to share

MUSIC! FOOD! FUN!

Get to know your neighbors and enjoy music, food and fun!!

• Saturday, June 18th from 2 to 5 pm
• Chamberlain Park at Woodland Avenue and 22nd St.

Woodland Heights Organization invites you and your family to drop by Chamberlain Park on Saturday afternoon, June 18, to meet your Woodland Heights neighbors. Between 2 and 5 PM, we’ll offer live music and eats. Bring the kids along to the playground—they’ll love it. You also can sign up to be placed on the email list for announcements and news about your Woodland Heights neighborhood.  Please feel free to bring food or beverages to share.

Chamberlain Park is located at Woodland Avenue and 22nd Street. Parking may be available at the Freedom Financial Bank lot on the corner.

Even if you are not able to come on June 18, you can email our WHO president anytime at WHO@mediacombb.net  to be placed on the email list. You also can go to the Woodland Heights Organization website, whodesmoines.blogspot.com, for news and information about your neighborhood.

If you would like to help with preparations for the get-together, or if you have ideas or suggestions, email Jeanne Astor at astor3@earthlink.net.