(Utica, NY – March 2015) Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful brings its anti-blight campaign to Oneida County at Utica informational meetings.
The Utica meeting will take place March 30 at 6 p.m. in the Utica City Hall, I Kennedy Plaza, Council Chambers.
KMVB’s anti-blight campaign includes the Keep America Beautiful Community Appearance Index and the Great American Cleanup.
Details on registering and reporting on cleanups will be announced, and arrangements will be made for distribution of banners, trash bags, and water.
Additionally the KMVB Adopt a Spot program and the proposed land bank will be presented. These are citizen-action programs designed to provide short- and long-range actions to fight blight.
KMVB and the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District will be completing an application for a multi-county land bank which, when approved, will provide an alternate means of dealing with blighted tax-delinquent properties in up to six counties. Currently, there are eleven state-funded land banks in New York State.
All individuals and organizations are welcome to attend either meeting. Without active citizens, blight wins.
For more info: www.mvedd.org