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Rockcastle County
PRIDE Spring Cleanup, April 5-19

Volunteer to pick up litter around your community during the PRIDE Spring Cleanup. Cleanup events already scheduled in your area are listed below. To volunteer, call the contact person listed. If you want to clean an area that is not on this list, please call your local PRIDE Coordinator.

Rockcastle County — Contact: James Renner, 606.256.1902

  • 4/7/2008 — 4 pm - 7 pm — Roadside Cleanup at KY 1249 at Cleft Rock Road — Organization: Concerned Citizens
  • 4/12/2008 — 2 pm - 4 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Poplar Grove Road — Organization: Poplar Gap Batpist Church Youth Group
  • 4/12/2008 — 9 am - Noon — Roadside Cleanup at KY 3275 — Organization: Brindle Ridge Baptist Church
  • 4/12/2008 — Noon - 2 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Carter Ridge Road — Organization: Concerned Citizens of Carter Ridge
  • 4/19/2008 — 9 am - 11 am — Roadside Cleanup at US 25 North — Organization: Brindle Ridge Road Fire Department
  • 4/19/2008 — 11 am - 1 pm — Roadside Cleanup at US 25 North — Organization: Fairview Baptist Church
  • 4/19/2008 — 1 pm - 2 pm — Roadside Cleanup — Organization: Scafford Lane Baptist Church
  • Date TBA — Time TBA — Roadside Cleanup at US 25 South — Organization: Pine Hill Baptist Church
  • Date TBA — Time TBA — Roadside Cleanup at Mullins Station Road — Organization: Great Salt Petre Cave Preserve
  • Date TBA — 2 pm - 5 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Grace Loop — Organization: Conway Caregivers

City of Livingston — Contact: J.C. Griffin, 606.453.2061

  • 4/7/2008 — 3 pm - 7 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Red Hill Road — Organization: Livingston Homemakers
  • 4/8/2008 — 12 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Red Hill Road — Organization: City Volunteers
  • 4/12/2008 — 2 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Sand Hill Road — Organization: City Volunteers
  • 4/14/2008 — 4 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at U.S. 25 North — Organization: Livingston Homemakers
  • 4/15/2008 — 12 pm - 6 pm — Roadside Cleanup at U.S. 25 South — Organization: City Volunteers

School Cleanup Activities
PRIDE encourages schools to organize cleanup events for their students. Due to spring break or testing schedules, these events may be held outside the Spring Cleanup period. These events are not open to the public, but they are listed here to recognize the schools' PRIDE.

  • 4/16/2008 — 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm — Campus Cleanup at Mt. Vernon Elementary
Local PRIDE Coordinators
Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
  • James Renner, Rockcastle County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.256.1902
  • Wayne Bullock, City of Mt. Vernon PRIDE Coordinator, 606.256.0344
  • Mayor J.C. Griffin, City of Livingston PRIDE Coordinator, 606.453.2061
County Solid Waste Coordinator

Contact your Solid Waste Coordinator to request a list of licensed garbage haulers in your county or to report illegal dumping.

  • James Renner, 606.256.1902
Local Watershed Watch Programs
For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 800.928.0045 and ask for extension 473, or visit the program’s Web site at www.kywater.org/watch.
  • Upper Cumberland River Watershed Watershed Watch
  • Kentucky River Watershed Watch
PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Recipients in the County (2007 Grant Cycle)
Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
  • Mt. Vernon Elementary: $4,750 to enhance outdoor classroom
PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested: $925,373
Septic Systems Installed: 250
Rockcastle County
 

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