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City offers landscape, irrigation classes
Once again, free landscape and irrigation classes are for the low desert. The class is scheduled for 6:30 to the components of their irrigation systems, showing
being offered to City of Chandler utility customers. 8:45 p.m. Oct. 2. them how to design and install a system, program their
“Convert Your Grass Into Cash” shows residents In the three-part series, “Southwest Landscaping,” irrigation systems, and troubleshoot when problems
how to change their lawns into colorful low-water-use learn the concepts of yard design, how to plan for arise. The three-part series is held from 6 to 8:45 p.m.
landscapes. The course is offered 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. small spaces, the desert plant palette, plant selection, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13.
Sept. 4. plant combinations and how to have color year round. All classes will be held at the Senior Center at 202 E.
During the class, “Pruning and Maintaining Your The series is offered from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Sept. 11, 18 Boston St. To register, call the City of Chandler’s Water
Landscape,” a certifi ed arborist explains proper plant and 25, and again Oct. 9, 16 and 23. Conservation Offi ce at 480-782-3580.
selection, planting, staking and pruning techniques “Irrigation Workshops 1-3” walk residents through
Special event funding up for grabs Homeowners use bulk
The application deadline is fast approaching for Chandler’s Special Events
collection service
Sponsorship Program.
Every year since 2002, the City Council has allocated $30,000 for nonprofi t
Chandler residents
organizations that host events offering cultural and educational enrichment,
availed themselves of the
diversity and heritage, community pride and economic vitality. Past sponsored
City’s free bulk collection
events have included Chandler’s Black History Celebration, the Miss Indian
service 16,839 times in 2006,
Arizona Pageant, the Cesar Chavez Dinner and ICAN’s Family Day.
ridding their properties of
Completed applications must be submitted by Sept. 7, and awards will be
tree limbs, old water heat-
announced at the end of September.
ers, refrigerators, bicycles,
To receive an application, call 480-782-2665 or visit www.chandleraz.gov/
furniture, electronics, wash-
special-events.
ers and dryers, furniture and
other items that were too
Congress of Neighborhoods
large for their black refuse
containers.
now enrolling
Chandler provides resi-
dents one free bulk collec-
Chandler’s upcoming Congress of Neighborhoods gives residents the opportunity
tion every six weeks. The
to provide input on the future of the City’s newly restructured Neighborhood
City recycles the collected
Resources division.
items and uses the money to
In September, the Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Services divisions will
support the program.
unite in order to streamline responses to residents’ concerns. Attendees of the
To schedule a bulk collec-
Congress of Neighborhoods learn how the new structure helps improve Chandler
tion, call 480-782-3510.
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neighborhoods.
BULKING UP: Lucy Vazquez, customer service representative
Space is limited, so register now for this free event held 7:30 a.m. to noon Sat.,
for Chandler’s Solid Waste Department, stands amidst a forest
Oct. 27 at the Downtown Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., Rooms
of refrigerators collected by the City.
109-110. A continental breakfast is served. To RSVP, call 480-782-2218.
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