Spring Clean-up

Connect and Clean with Your Ward!

Update:

The event will occur the morning of Saturday, April 29, 2023.

April 29-April 30, 2023

The bi-annual clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, and/or Sunday, April 30, 2023.

• If there is rain or snow for one of the scheduled days, the cleaning should take place the other day.
• If there is rain or snow on both days, it will be expected that as much of the clean up as possible is completed between rain and snow times.
• CTC Management will follow up the week of the clean-up to clarify the approach that should be taken.

MEETING TIME + PLACE

Your Ward Rep will email you with specific details, as each ward will have an individual meeting time that will vary by time and location. Plan on a tentative start time between 8:00am-9:00am! 

Membership Participation:

All co-op members are required to participate in the bi-annual (fall and spring) cleaning of our grounds, as segmented by ward. Non-members are also welcome to participate in our grounds’ beautification, a fun and rewarding experience. No sign-in at the event is required; however, your work is crucial toward maintaining low monthly rental rates, with our bi-annual clean-ups saving our co-op thousands of dollars. 

CANNOT ATTEND?

If your household is unable to attend, you must email your Ward Rep for instruction toward a makeup, or alternative, assignment. Fulfillment duty alternatives include pre-clean up assignments within your ward, stocking laundry room supplies, extra cleaning in Monarch way station, peace garden or fruit garden or additional laundry duty. 

Have Fun!

• Get active, enjoy the spring weather, and gather and bag litter from all the community spaces!
• Stay safe: take precautions and work with your ward rep for questions or tasks aligning with your strengths
• Share pictures on the CTC Facebook Page :D

Task List

• Clean up all trash and put in dumpsters 
• Pick up rocks and large sticks/branches, and place by dumpsters in a pile.
• Rake in rows: rake 6 ft. away from all building and objects including bike racks to allow for easy access for UMN Landcare equipment. 
• Rake up matted leaves that are stuck to the turf (prioritize matted leaves over loose leaves, as the matted leaves damages the turf)
• Pull leaves out of the playground corners and move to open turf areas.
• Clear weeds of community flower beds (Peace Garden, Fruit Garden, Hasta Garden's)
• Dispose of abandoned toys/furniture, bikes, etc.
• Return all snow shovels to your Ward’s storage unit. Put away neatly and organized so others can access the room.
• Individual household task reminders
  • Clean out front and back flower beds of weeds
  • Remove items from behind your apartment that do not belong there (e.g. couches, dishwashers, chairs, mirrors, etc.) by either bringing inside your home or properly disposing them inside the dumpster.  
  • Yard Inspections starting May 1. The inspection will check to ensure all residents are keeping their household yard/garden beds neat and weed-free. Maintaining clean and clear yards/gardens is on-going requirement to fulfill throughout growing season, typically April to October.

Supplies:

• All rakes and garbage bags are in your Ward Storage. If bags run out, please use a personal garbage bag.
• Return all rakes and snow shovels to your Ward’s storage unit. Please put away neatly and organized so others can access the room.

Reminder: CTC Compost Bins Our co-op’s compost bins are closed until further notice. During this time, the bins are only accepting plant debris/trimmings (grass, garden weeds, leaves, small twigs).  Please do not discard anything other than plant trimmings into the bins while closed (especially NO household food scraps!). Visit umnctc.org/compost for full details and updates.

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Ward Resources

Maps

Ward Clean-up Map: Displays the perimeter of each ward, in which respective ward members will clean-up during the event, as well as communal and "make-up" areas.

Ward Storage Map: Find your ward’s storage location on the co-op’s grounds, which houses snow shovels, rakes, and brooms for your ward’s use seasonally and/or on occasion (i.e. at the bi-annual clean up events).

Which Ward Do I Live In?

Ward 1: Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Ward 3: Buildings: 7, 8, 9
Ward 4: Buildings 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	Ward 5: Buildings 10, 11, 22, 54
Ward 6: Buildings 23, 24, 55, 56	Ward 7: Buildings 57, 58, 59
Ward 8: Buildings 17, 18, 19, 20, 21	Ward 9: Buildings 50, 51, 53
Ward 10: Buildings 25, 26, 27	Ward 11: Buildings 32, 33, 34, 35
Ward 12: Buildings 31, 36, 37, 38	Ward 13: Buildings 28, 29, 30
Ward 14: Buildings 45, 46, 47, 48, 49	Ward 15: Buildings 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

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UMN Landcare: Final Touch-up and Removal

UMN Landcare will come through property on the following Monday through Wednesday to clear the piles of debris and other areas from our members' valuable work from the clean-up.