Spring Clean Up Week is April 11-16

Pageland residents are being asked to volunteer to help clean up the town next week.

Volunteers are needed to paint downtown buildings, clean up parks and greenspaces and work to beautify the downtown flower beds.

The Pageland Pride Partnership is coordinating the clean up activities. The group is composed of representatives from the Town, the Chamber of Commerce and the Pageland Garden Club.

"We have more than a dozen downtown buildings scheduled to receive facelifts," said Pageland Pride Board Chairman Tommy Rivers. "Any church or civic group is welcome to help out. We need people to paint, pull weeds and maybe do a little planting."

Any groups wishing to sign up for the clean up can contact Rivers at 680-2876. Any individuals who would like to help out can report to the Moore's Park gazebo on Saturday, April 16, at 9 a.m. to be assigned to a work group.

The week of April 11-16 is being designated as Spring Clean Up Week by the Pageland Town Council, who will paint the columns in front of the community center as their project this year.

The Town will also sponsor a pickup of large items, such as old furniture, stoves and refrigerators, during Clean Up Week. Be sure to call the Town Hall at 672-7292 before placing an item at the curb.

The Town's Clean Up Week is part of the state and national efforts sponsored by Palmetto Pride and Keep America Beautiful. Palmetto Pride is providing gloves, litter bags and hand sanitizer.

Local groups signed up for the Adopt-A-Highway Program sponsored by the S.C. Department of Transportation are encouraged to clean up their adopted street or section of highway during Town Clean Up Week.

Business owners are reminded that April 29 is the deadline to apply for a Business Improvement Grant. The grants will pay up to 50% of the cost of installing new windows, erecting an awning, or painting the front of a building. Application forms are available at the Pageland Town Hall.