Dispatches: Multiple Marmion Cleanups Scheduled for Saturday

With city services lagging, a pair of neighborhood organizations have stepped in to organize two separate cleanup efforts in Highland Park and Mount Washington this weekend.

Locals who want to lend a hand to the beautification of their neighborhoods will have no shortage of options this coming Saturday. 

As previously reported on Patch, Mount Washington residents concerned about the amount litter dumped along Marmion Way north of Museum Drive to Monte Vista Street have organized a cleanup in the area that is scheduled to run between 9-10 a.m. on Saturday.

member Ann Walnum said that participants will focus on litter pickup for the hour long cleanup. After that, the Clean and Green team of Los Angeles Conservation Corps. will be called in to clear away brush and larger items.

Volunteers are encouraged to travel by Gold Line to the Southwest Museum station to attend the event.

Neighborhood Watch Organizes Monthly Alley Cleanup

After organizing a successful neighborhood cleanup last month, , Highland Park resident Peter Bedard has decided to to making beautifying his stretch of Marmion Way a monthly affair. 

Bedard said his local neighborhood watch group will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the alley between Aves 55 and 56 on Marmion Way.

Last month, Bedard and members of the area's neighborhood watch painted out graffiti, picked up litter and trimmed branches before gathering for a small barbecue.

"We decided to do this monthly and it's just a little group but I think it's cool we're continuing," Bedard said. 

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