Detroit Evening Report: Motor City Makeover returns for citywide spring cleaning in Detroit
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The city of Detroit’s annual cleanup and beautification effort returns next month.
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Motor City Makeover is calling on residents, community organizations, business owners and students to join the effort to clean and beautify the city on the first three Saturdays in May. Each day will be broken up by city council districts.
May 6
Districts 1, 2 and 3
May 13
Districts 4 and 5
May 20
Districts 6 and 7
Mayor Mike Duggan announced this year will include a flower giveaway.
“And this year, what’s going to be different is in addition to helping you clean up, we’re gonna give out 90,000 flowers to beautify the neighborhoods in this city,” Duggan shared.
City officials and community partners are urging residents to register to get a limited supply of bags and gloves and to receive the flowers.
Volunteers can sign up at motorcitymakeover.org or by calling 313-224-4415.
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