Beautifying Sahuarita, One Scrap of Litter at a Time
The Town of Sahuarita greatly appreciates the groups, clubs, individuals, organizations, businesses, churches, families, and other entities, also known as “the adopters,” who participate in the town’s Adopt-a-Roadway (AAR) and Adopt-a-Wash (AAW) programs.
The Public Works Department administers these programs. Through each adopter’s volunteer efforts, Sahuarita remains pleasing to the eye for all who travel within our Town. The Town’s AAR program began in the summer of 2002, with two groups, and currently has 25 adopters, making all 26.2 miles of the town’s 25 eligible roadway sections already taken (with a short waiting list).
The Adopt-a-Wash program began April 2009, with one group and currently has five adopters along 1.1 miles of Town eligible washes, leaving two 0.4 mile washes currently available for adoption. Both of Sahuarita’s available washes are located in the Valley Verde Norte subdivision.
Adopters sign a renewable, two-year permit to participate in either program; AAR participants agree to perform clean-ups approximately every three months, while AAW participants agree to perform clean-ups approximately every six months. Roads tend to accumulate litter faster than washes. Sahuarita’s Public Works Department provides the clean-up equipment (trash bags, reflective vests, gloves, and trash pickers) and removes the bags of trash collected and debris stacked on the side of the road after each clean-up. Two signs depicting the adopter’s affiliation are placed along the adopted road or wash, to express the town’s gratitude.
In 2009, 24 roadway adopters provided 365 volunteers to collect 627 bags of trash and several hundred other “odds-and-ends” that were too large to fit into a 30-gallon trash bag. The total hours volunteered for roadways in 2009 was 79.5 hours at 59 separate clean-ups, with over half of these clean-ups performed on a weekend day. In 2009, four wash adopters provided 59 volunteers to collect 68 bags of trash, and many other non-bag-fitting “odds-and-ends.” The total hours volunteered for washes in 2009 was 9.5 hours at six separate clean-ups, with two clean-ups performed on a weekend day.
Below is a list of families and volunteer organizations that keep our streets and washes beautiful. If you would like more information on these programs, contact Public Works Department at 520-344-7100.
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ADOPT-A-ROADWAY |
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Name (as shown on sign)
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Location |
Date began (and stopped, if in 2009) |
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Residents of Quail Creek |
Old Nogales Hwy (Quail Creek Blvd to 1 mile north, by Greyrock Entrance) |
Jul 02 |
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Good Shepherd United Church of Christ |
La Cañada (Via de Santo Tomas to Camino Antigua, est 1 mi) |
Nov 02 |
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In Loving Memory Andrea, Angie, Marc, Mike |
La Cañada (Sahuarita Rd to El Toro Rd, est 1.03 mi)
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Jun 03 |
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Optimist Club of GV/SAH “In Memory of Bob Lane” |
Camino de Las Quintas (El Toro Rd to Cartegena est 0.64 mi) |
Dec 03 |
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Sahuarita Rotary Club |
Sahuarita Road ( I-19 to La Villita Rd, est 1 mi) |
Jan 04 |
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Residents of Rancho Resort |
Sahuarita Road (I-19 West to La Canada Dr, est 0.303 mi AND from La Villita Rd East to Bus-19, est 0.795 mi) |
Apr 04 |
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La Joya Verde Homeowners Association |
Abrego Dr (Duval Mine Rd to Duval Rd, est 0.66 mi) |
May 04 |
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The Walsh Team Long Realty Kim Mark Heather JR |
Duval Mine Road ( I-19 to W Town Limit, est 1 mi) |
May 04 |
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Santa Cruz Valley United Methodist Church |
Sahuarita Road ( Bus-19 to E Town Limits, est 1.4 mi) |
Nov 04 |
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Man of the Soil Landscape Builders |
Old Nogales Hwy (Nogales Hwy to Greyrock Entrance, est 1.2 mi) |
Nov 05 |
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Lara Abend The Home Team Long Realty |
La Villita (Sahuarita Rd to Rancho Sahuarita Blvd, est 0.758 mi) |
Jan 07 – Sep 09 |
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Sahuarita High School National Honor Society |
La Villita (Sahuarita Rd to S end of La Villita, by Los Arboles Mobile Home Park, est 1.4 mi) |
Mar 07 |
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Unity Church in the Valley |
Camino de las Quintas (Camino Cuzco to W Via de Santos Tomas, est 1.3 mi) |
Sep 07 |
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In Loving Memory of Wes Ott Family and Friends |
La Cañada (El Toro to Camino Antigua, est 0.98 mi) |
Nov 07 |
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Team Rodarte Long Realty |
Duval Mine Road (Abrego Drive to Calle Valle Verde, est 0.64 mi) |
Jan 08 |
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Debbie Williams Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage |
Old Nogales Hwy (S Town Limit to 1.2 mile North, est 1.2 mi) |
May 08 |
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Gracepoint Lutheran Church |
Pima Mine Road (W town Limit by Casino to Nogales Hwy, est 2.0 mi) |
May 08 |
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Ed, Love forever and a day! Linda |
Campbell Ave(Quail Crossing Blvd to Quail Creek Pkwy, roundabout, est 0.8 mi) |
Aug 08 |
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Sahuarita Elks Lodge #2851 |
Old Nogales Hwy (Quail Creek Crossing to 1.2 mile S, est 1.2 mi) |
Aug 08 |
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Elks Care / Elks Share Sahuarita Lodge 2851 |
El Toro (La Cañada to Twin Buttes, est .73 mi) |
Jan 09 |
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In Loving Memory of Daniel Figueroa Jr. Family & Friends |
Twin Buttes (El Toro to La Villita, est 0.97 mi) |
Jan 09 |
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Sahuarita Academy of Martial Arts |
La Cañada (W Via de Santo Tomas to Duval Mine Rd, est 0.88 mi) |
May 09 |
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Residents of N Tamarack Ct Quail Creek |
Quail Creek Parkway (Quail Creek Rear Gate to Campbell Ave, roundabout, est 1.27 mi) |
Sep 09 |
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Knights of Columbus San Martín de Porres Parish |
La Villita (Sahuarita Rd to Rancho Sahuarita Blvd, est 0.758 mi) (roadway listed twice due to changeover) |
Nov 09 |
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Remembering Col Hank Ivy USMC, Semper Fi |
Alpha Ave/Beta St/Duval Rd (Frontage to La Cañada to Duval Mine Rd, est 1 mi) |
Feb 10 |
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Venturing Crew 301, Boy Scouts of America |
Frontage Rd/Duval Rd (Duval Mine Rd to La Cañada, est 1 mi) |
Feb 10 |
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ADOPT-A-WASH |
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Name (as shown on sign) |
Location |
Date began |
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Anza Trail National Junior Honor Society |
Duval Rd Wash East section (near La Canoa to Frontage Rd, est 0.25 mi long by 105 ft wide) |
Apr 09 |
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Drug Awareness & Youth Activity Committees Sahuarita Elks 2851 |
Duval Rd Wash West section (near La Canoa to Frontage Rd, est 0.25 mi long by 105 ft wide) |
Jun 09 |
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My Church Youth Group |
Santa Cruz Meadows "North" (Camino de las Quintas to Whispering Glen Path, est 0.19 mi long by 185 ft wide) |
Jul 09 |
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The Thompson Family |
Santa Cruz Meadows "South" (Camino de las Quintas to I-19 fenceline, est 0.22 mi long by 170ft wide) |
Dec 09 |
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Sahuarita High School Baseball Team |
Santa Cruz Meadows "Center" (Camino de las Quintas to I-19 fenceline, est 0.2 mi long by 165 ft wide) |
Jan 10 |
Story by John Garcia, Sahuarita Public Works Department
