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If you live along a major artery on Capitol Hill, it’s time to start thinking about street sweeping days again!  Street sweeping resumes Monday, March 22nd.  Tickets, which run $30 a pop, won’t be issued until March 29th, but do our hard working city workers a favor and comply.  Street sweeping helps reduce litter and pollutants which often find their way into the sewers and local waterways.  And don’t forget, those street sweepers are now equipped with cameras (which raised a few questions last year) to make it easier to ticket violators, so pay extra special attention to the signs on your block to make sure you are not on a designated street.

Learn more about the city’s street sweeping and alley cleaning efforts on the Department of Public Works’ Web site.