[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Owens Announces Sponsorship of Flagstaff "15-Minute Makeover" Cleanup Event

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ADEQ Director Owens Announces Sponsorship of Flagstaff "15-Minute
Makeover" Cleanup Event 

FLAGSTAFF (Sept. 8, 2008) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Director Steve Owens today presented the City of Flagstaff with a $2,500
check from ADEQ to help sponsor the city's "15-Minute Makeover," a
community cleanup project that will take place in Flagstaff on
Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 10:15 a.m.-10:30a.m. 

Director Owens presented the check at a meeting of the Flagstaff City
Council during a kickoff event for the cleanup. 

On Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m., the City is asking citizens to stop what they
are doing, step outside wherever they are, and for the next 15 minutes
clean up the area around them like yards, sidewalks, alleys,
schoolyards, ballfields, and parking lots.  

 "We are delighted to support this terrific idea," Director Owens said.
"This is a great way to energize individuals, classes, groups and
businesses to get involved in cleaning up the community and see the
results of their efforts right away.  It can create a sense of community
and help everyone understand the value of a clean neighborhood and clean
environment."

The City of Flagstaff will provide free use of cleanup equipment.
Citizens who register will be eligible for prize drawings. For free
registration, safety guidelines, a list of recyclables, and other
information, please go to www.flagstaff.az.gov/15 or contact Stephanie
Smith, (928) 213-3607, ssmith@flagstaff.az.us. 

Owens added that this event is one of several environmental activities
in which ADEQ is involved in Flagstaff.

Owens pointed out that ADEQ has awarded nearly $90,000 in Brownfield
grants to the City of Flagstaff for environmental site assessments for
two properties at the northwest corner of Phoenix Avenue and Beaver
Street. One of those locations is currently being constructed as
Flagstaff's new downtown municipal bus transfer site. 

Earlier this year, ADEQ partnered with Northern Arizona University in a
$27,246 grant for a recycling community education campaign, and today
the department also awarded NAU another $10,000 grant to promote
recycling at Walkup Skydome during athletic events.

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News media interested in additional information on this or any other
topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
communications@azdeq.gov.

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