Residents are being asked to sign a petition on Ocean Beach\u2019s Neighborhood Watch Facebook page to take action to “help to keep our sidewalks clean ensuring a healthier environment for everyone.”
\n“One complaint that is often heard about the downtown area of Ocean Beach is how dirty, stained, and smelly the sidewalks are,” the online petition reads. “The OB Clean & Safe Program, a project of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, is looking to change that by applying for funding to provide bi-monthly cleanings of Newport Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additional trash bins along the street. Please show your support of cleaner sidewalks and more trash cans in OB by signing this petition.”\u00a0
\n“Of course we all want cleaner sidewalks and new trash cans,” said OBMA\u2019s executive director Denny Knox, adding, “What we want, and what we can pay for, are two different things.”
\nNoting OBMA already cleans the sidewalks as part of the Newport Avenue Maintenance Assessment District, Knox said, “We have approximately $68,000 annually to pay for gardening, daily trash removal, daily sidewalk cleaning, lighting, City oversight, and all kinds of repairs. As you can imagine, that amount of money doesn\u2019t go very far.”
\nKnox pointed out the City\u2019s requirement to reclaim all the water during sidewalk cleaning “has dramatically upped the cost for sidewalk spray cleaning.” She added, “We used to power wash the sidewalks monthly \u2013 and we still heard the same complaints.”
\nThe latest estimate for power cleaning OB\u2019s sidewalks twice monthly would cost from $28,800 to $36,000 per year.\u00a0
\n“You can see how that just can\u2019t happen out of our annual budget,” Knox said, adding, “A lot of additional funds would need to be raised to do extra cleaning.”
\nContinued Knox: “The same goes for replacing our trash cans, and getting a few more would be another fundraising effort. It\u2019s a very long process to apply for a grant, get approved, and receive the funds. We do apply for grants during the year, but there is a lot of competition.”
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