About the Project

The NEXT Detroit: Clean Downtown initiative has been launched to help keep downtown Detroit clean and inviting. The project aims to maintain a “Super Bowl quality” downtown environment for the city of Detroit.

The program will provide daily cleanup in an area bounded by Jefferson, Adams, Beaubien, and Cass. A crew of nearly forty uniformed workers from Goodwill Industries will clean streets from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and for four hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays. Their duties will include sweeping and power-washing sidewalks, clearing trash and removing graffiti.

Six trucks loaned by the Penske Corporation are outfitted with power washing equipment and will carry various tools such as brooms, rakes and shovels. These trucks will also be used to deploy workers and will allow them to perform their jobs conveniently and efficiently. Three street sweeper machines will be used as part of the program.

The project, which is funded by the private sector and foundations, has a budget of $1.2 million for the balance of 2006, and $1.5 million for 2007.

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