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MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER

The Great Albany Cleanup Volunteer Effort is an annual coordination of events where the Department of General Services supports volunteer community groups in organizing a cleanup or community beautification event. Traditionally, these events are scheduled throughout the entire spring season. The Department of General Services provides resources to each community group to help enable them to beautify their neighborhood.  The tools provided to our communities include; brooms, rakes, shovels, trash bags, and biodegradable lawn and leaf bags. Also included are donations of mulch and compost for community garden projects.  Additionally, the Department coordinates with the community the disposal of trash collected and the composting of the biodegradable material.

The Department of General Services recognizes the importance of our city’s volunteer groups for the success of these events.  Their efforts not only clean and beautify many areas of the city, but also serve to educate and raise awareness on the benefits of properly caring for our environment.  Together we share a common goal to cleanup Albany.  The Department of General Services thanks all of the volunteers for the time and energy they contribute to this effort.  We are grateful to have the continuing opportunity to show our commitment to such worthwhile events in our communities.
 
Nicholas J. D'Antonio, Commissioner

 

2012 Neighborhood Cleanup Schedule
	Date	Organization	locations being cleaned	Meeting location	Time
1	3/31/2012	Historic Lexington Ave	Lexington Ave between 1st & 2nd Street	17 Lexington Ave	12:00 to 6:pm
2	4/21/2012	Arbor Hill Neighborhood Assoc. Clean Up	Orange St to Tivoli Street from Broadway to Henry Johnson Blvd	Arbor Hill Comm. Ctr.	9:00am to 3:00pm
3	4/21/2012	Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls	Washington Park	Washington Park Playground	9:30 to 12:00
4	4/21/2012	SUNYA Clinton Ave Earth Day Cleanup	Clinton Ave Ten Broeck to Ontario St.	Clinton Ave & Lark Street Lot	8:00am to 5:00pm
5	4/21/2012	NANOSCALE Clinton Ave Earth Day Cleanup	Clinton Ave Ten Broeck to Ontario St.	Clinton Ave & Lark Street Lot	8:00am to 5:00pm
6	4/21/2012	County of Albany Youth & Families Youth Bureau	Lincoln Park	Bathhouse Lower Lincoln Park	9:00am to 1:00pm
7	4/21/2012	Park South Neighborhood Assoc.	Lark to New Scotland / Madison to Myrtle	Morris St & Knox Street	9:00am to 12:00pm
8	4/21/2012	S.E.F.C.U.	Westland Hills Park	700 Patroon Creek SEFCU HQ	1:30pm to 3:30pm
9	4/21/2012	Sheridan Hollow Working Group	Sheridan, Orange,Spruce, Elk(lark to Swan)		9:30am to 12:00pm
10	4/21/2012	West End Neighborhood Assoc	Grant Ave,Livingston Ave,Colby,3rd,Rawson,Hunter Ave, Watervliet	West End Presbyterian Church	9:00am to 3:00pm
11	4/22/2012	EARTH DAY	EARTH DAY		EARTH DAY
12	4/27/2012	ARBOR DAY	ARBOR DAY		ARBOR DAY
13	4/28/2012	Southend Family Earth Day	Elizabeth.St, 3rd,Alexander St, Delaware St., Elizabeth St. Park	Elizabeth Street Park	12:00pm to 6:00pm
14	4/29/2012	Buckingham Pound Conservancy	Buckingham Pound	Buckingham Pound Parking Lot	1:00pm to 3:00pm
15	5/5/2012	Center Square Hudson Park	Center Square & Hudson Park areas	Hudson Jay Park also picnic at 12pm	9:00am to 2:00pm

 

The following is a list of spring programs sponsored by the Department of General Services:

Household Spring Cleanup

The Department of General Services coordinates an annual household spring cleanup. This cleanup provides residents an opportunity to dispose of there excessive household trash. Additionally, as trash is collected on spring cleanup day we follow with the street sweeper and sidewalk litter vac For more information on this program click here: 

Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Drop Off Event

Several times a year DGS provides residents the opportunity to dispose of their household hazardous waste and electronics in an environmentally safe way. For more information on this program click here or visit www.albanyrecycles.com
 

Free Paper Shredding and Recycling Event

Arbor Day Event

MAYOR GERALD D. JENNINGS along with the Department of General Services will lead Students and faculty of the College of St. Rose and the Pine Hills elementary school in planting trees along Western Avenue (between Partridge St. and Ontario St.)

April 26, 2012

9:00 a.m.

Albany celebrates 10 years designated a TREE CITY USA® by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to the urban forest, proper management practices and continued tree planting efforts.

This tree planting project will enhance a major corridor of the city, under intensive efforts through the Mayor’s Block by Block program, to improve security and livability for residents and students.

Planting Details

5 Callery Pear, pyrus calleryana ‘Holmford’ will be planted on the north side of the street: 2 in front of # 295 Western [Alden Hall]; and 3 at # 325 Western [Waterbury Hall]

On the south side of Western Ave 5 ‘Regal Prince’ Oak; quercus robur x bicolor will be placed at numbers 322/324; 320/326; 310; 306; 290.

Starting April 19^th through Earth Day the Garden Crew will be providing the Brighter Choice School for Girls information, education, supplies, materials and general assistance to ready itself for the planning, building and inception of a vegetable garden. The students will continue to care for the garden throughout the summer months

Graffitti Abatement

On Monday, April 16, 2012 Mayor Gerald Jennings and the Department of General Services in conjunction with Sherwin-Williams employees from local Albany stores will take to the streets and remove graffiti from the following four locations: Washington Park ,  Lincoln Park, Quay Street and the Henry Johnson Blvd Bridge embankment. Local stores have donated their time and materials to ensure newly painted areas remain free of graffti by applying Sherwin Williams Pro Industrial Anti- Graffiti Coating.  
 

Any questions regarding these projects or programs please feel free to contact DGS at 434-2489 (CITY) or click here to send an email.