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CityofElPasosCommunity&HumanDevelopmentDepartmentNeighborhoodServicesProgram QuarterlyNewsletterforRecognizedNeighborhoodAssociations
To start the spring, Neighborhood Services is revamping its quarterly newsletter, which is produced for neighborhood associations that are registered with the City of El Paso. Neighborhood Services aims to keep neighborhood associations informed and we hope you find thenewformatandsectionsusefulinmeetingyourneighborhoodneeds.
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218N.Campbell
The renovation and remodeling of the fivestory Mulligan Building at 218 N. Campbell, right across the street from the new City Hall, has been completed and departments are moving in. The building was originally built in the early 1900s by an Irish immigrant, John P. Mulligan, as a storage dispensary for the U.S. Military. Over the decades the building has been remodeled severaltimesforvarioususes.NowitsthehomeoftheInformationTechnology(IT),Engineering andConstructionManagement,FinancialServices,andHumanResourcesTrainingandTesting.
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TrainingandPublicPrograms
Provideseducationalspeakerstoschoolsandcommunityorganizationsonrecycling,commoncodeviolations,Citizens CollectionStations,andotherESDtopics ProvidesskilldevelopmentservicestoESDemployees Providespartnershipprogramstohelppromoteabetterenvironment(i.e.BagstoBenches,GreatAmericanCleanup, NeighborhoodCleanups) AdditionalprogramsthatarecomingsoonincludeNeighborhoodAesthetics,CommunityGardens,andAdopta Spot/DitchBeautification
CodeCompliance:(call311orreportonline)
EnforcesCityordinancesandnuisancecodesandinspectsresidentialandcommercialproperties Divisioniscomposedoffourprograms: BuildingandZoningenforcesbuildingstandardsandpropertymaintenance. EnvironmentalNuisancesinvestigatescodeviolations(i.e.autorepairsinresidentialareas,constructionwithouta permit,garageandyardsales,domesticstorage,prohibitedsigns,maintenanceofwallsandfences,offstreetparking, junkedvehicles,maintenanceand/orobstructionofsidewalks,andillegaldumping). HealthandSafetyprotectsthehealthandsafetyofthegeneralpublicthroughfacilityinspections,solidwaste enforcementandvectorcontrolactivities. AirQualityprovidesairqualitymonitoringandenforcementwithinElPasoCounty.
Collections:
Providesthecurbsidecollectionprogramthatservicesover195,000garbageandrecyclingcontainersonaweeklybasis (collectionsstartat5amandareconductedTueFri) Thispastyeartheyachieveda99.6%successrateforbinsemptiedonfirstattempt(Recognizedfornationalandstateawards forexcellenceincollectionssystemsandexceptionalperformance).
CleanElPaso:
Operates the five Citizen Collection Stations (CCS) or dropoff sites for household materials (not for commercial material) (Open:TueSat|8am4pm) Central2492Harrison Eastside1034Pendale Northeast4501HondoPass Westside121Atlantic Southside4200Delta CCSprovidesfreemulchandpaintandresidentscanborrowtoolsforcleanupprojects. CCSprovidesspecialcollectionpickupsanddeadanimalpickupforafee.
Landfill:(9158513194)
OperatestheGreaterElPasoLandfill.
AnimalServices:(5001FredWilsonRd.|9158421000)
OperatestheCitysanimalshelter. AnimalServicesprovidesinformationonpetvaccinations,registration,animalrelatedpermits,adoptions,reclaiminglost pets,volunteeropportunitiesandspaying/neuteringopportunities NewlycreatedV.I.P.(virtuallyirresistiblepets)programfor$60adoptions Enforcelawsrelatedtoanimalsandinvestigatereportsaboutloose,stray,sick/injuredanimals,andanimalcruelty
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(This is not the complete list of Great American Cleanup projects; other community organizations and high schools are also participating.) Formoreinformationcontact:RomieRuiz,ESDPartnershipsat(915)6216709orRuizAR@elpasotexas.gov
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) improvement projects. CDBG is a formula grant awarded to the City of El Paso annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to improve the qualityoflife for lowtomoderate income families and neighborhoods in El Paso. There will be ribbon cutting events for the Barker Road Improvements, John R. Karr Park Improvements, and the Project Vida Affordable Housing Units. Over $369 million dollars have been allocated to El Paso since 1975.GotothefollowingwebsiteforCDBGWeekdetails:http://home.elpasotexas.gov/communitydevelopment/ Formoreinformationcontact:SorayaAyubPalacios,NeighborhoodRelationsCoordinatorat(915)5414019orayubsx@elpasotexas.gov
Formoreinformationvisit:www.epatwork.com
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