Help Clean Up Lemon Grove with 'Operation Clean Streets'

The Lemon Grove Sheriff's Department will make a clean sweep through town Saturday with "Operation Clean Streets"—and you can help.

The annual community clean-up day aims to pick up trash, paint curbs, eliminate graffiti, and generally give downtown a refreshing overhaul.

Volunteers are welcome to join representatives from the Lemon Grove station as well as community groups as they focus their tidying efforts along the 7000 to 4600 block of Broadway. A local recycling company will be providing cleaning tools, gloves, reflective vests and trash bags. 

The Sheriff's Department sponsors the event as a way for residents to get involved and make a difference in their community.

Reducing crime, making neighborhoods safer, and in general improving the quality of life for all of our citizens can only be accomplished through partnerships and team efforts, Crime Prevention Specialist Jim Wieboldt said. 

Participants will meet at 7 a.m. Saturday at Fireman's Park, at the corner of Central Avenue and School Lane, for refreshments before work begins. 

"Operation Clean Streets" will roll out from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A local recycling company will be providing everything needed, including cleaning tools, gloves, reflective vests and trash bags.  

Fore more information, call 619-337-2039.