THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE STARTS ITS “KEEP ALBUQUERQUE BEAUTIFUL” CAMPAIGN ON SATURDAY, URGING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO MAKE THEIR AREAS TIDY FOR THE 700-THOUSAND VISITORS EXPECTED AT THE BALLOON FIESTA.
BOBBY SISNEROS WITH THE CITY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS VOLUNTEERS GET A LOT DONE. HE SAYS THEY COLLECTED 34 TONS OF GARBAGE AND CLEANED 50 MILES OF ROADWAY LAST YEAR IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
SISNEROS TELLS US THE KEEP ALBUQUERQUE BEAUTIFUL STAFF WILL ALSO CLEAN AROUND BALLOON FIESTA PARK. AND THE CITY WILL PICK UP TRASH BAGS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT REGISTERED WITH THE “COMPANY’S COMING” CAMPAIGN IN AUGUST.
