[Press Release] : Hinkson Clean Sweep 2006

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2006

CONTACT: Public Works Department
Stormwater Outreach Program
(573) 817-6447

Hinkson Clean Sweep 2006
									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - The Public Works Department announces the
HINKSON CLEAN SWEEP 2006, Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon. It’s
a morning to get a little bit wet, have fun outside and clean our
streams. Everyone is welcome!
	Anyone can participate. Wear old shoes. All necessary supplies
will be provided.  Free pizza will be provided after the cleanup. Prizes
will be awarded for the weirdest trash. T-shirts will be given to the
first 100 people who sign up.
	To participate, send an email to mona.menezes at GoColumbiaMo.com
or call 876-7616 and leave a message with your name, phone number and
the site you will clean (below). If you want to participate as a group,
include the approximate number in your group.  
	After signup, just go to any of the four sites listed below on
the day of the Hinkson Clean Sweep. Signs will be posted near the sites.
    
	Site 1 - Walnut Street Bridge over Hinkson Creek: Take Walnut
Street east off of Old 63, along the north side of Stephens Lake. Go to
the bridge at the end of the street.  
	Site 2 - Flat Branch Tributary at Flat Branch Park, 4th &
Broadway: This site is best if you have young children.
	Site 3 - Hinkson Creek Valley Neighborhood, Old 63 at Bluffdale
Drive (North of Shepard Blvd at Old 63): Turn west on Bluffdale where
Hinkson flows under Old 63.  Take Bluffdale to the end of the road for
parking.  
	Site 4 -  Flat Branch Tributary to Hinkson Creek,  along the MKT
Trail at Martin Luther King Memorial on Stadium: Meet at the trailhead
parking lot.  
	The event is sponsored by city of Columbia Public Works, Boone
County Public Works, Hinkson Restoration Project, National Water
Sentinels and the Sierra Club.

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