First phase of Honda Hills clean-up in Red Bluff yields 80K lbs of waste, 7 dumped vehicles removed
RED BLUFF, Calif., — City of Red Bluff officials were excited to announce the completion yesterday of the first phase of a two-part, large scale clean-up project that took place in an unincorporated area of Red Bluff, west of Monroe Avenue, known as “Honda Hills”.
During the two-day, multi-agency operation, participants removed approximately 80,000 pounds of waste, including 50,000 pounds of metal, 25,000 pounds of tires and seven vehicles, according to officials.
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“None of this would have been possible without the assistance of the Tehama County Probation Department, Tehama County Code Enforcement, Hills Towing, Red Bluff City Public Works Department and Greenwaste,” City of Red Bluff Police Department said after the completion of the clean-up operation’s first phase.
“We are grateful for having such extraordinary partners in our efforts to make Red Bluff, and all of Tehama County,” RBPD continued, calling Red Bluff “truly a great place to live.”
Photos one and two show the daunting task officials were faced with during their most recent community clean-up efforts, while the third photo shows the fruits of their labors. Red Bluff PD photos
With their first phase completed, officials explained that the second clean-up phase in the same area, which will be completed by the end of this month, is expected to remove an estimated additional 120,000 pounds of waste.
This project was just the most recent of Red Bluff’s ongoing efforts aimed at ridding the community of derelict homeless encampments along with related waste and discarded debris, as well as removing abandoned vehicles and other blight within the city and surrounding unincorporated areas.
Two separate similar operations in January saw more than 30,000 pounds of trash removed from the Reeds Creek area near the Red Bluff River Park, and another 100,000 pounds of debris being removed from a large field in the area of Reeds Avenue and Mill Street. Other recent clean-up efforts have been equally as successful.
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“Thank you to local law enforcement, their partners, the volunteers and everyone else involved in these clean-up efforts,” Diane DG Graham said after learning of the recently completed first phase of the clean-up effort.
“So happy to see this area behind our neighborhoods and school cleaned up,” she continued, adding, “Your time and efforts are greatly appreciated!”
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Red Bluff PD photos
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