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Posted on: November 28, 2023

City of Victoria celebrates completion of Laurent Street mural

Large group of people in safety vests cutting a ribbon in front of a mural featuring a kingfisher

The City of Victoria on Nov. 28 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Laurent Street Underpass Mural Project. The ceremony was attended by City officials, UP Art Studio, contributing artists and others who participated in the...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: November 7, 2023

City expands landfill, enters key industrial waste market

Heavy machinery is used to roll out wide, black plastic liner on a flat dirt surface.

PHOTO: A new half-cell at the Victoria landfill, 18141 FM 1686, is covered with a thick plastic liner to prevent contaminants from leaking into the environment.

The City of Victoria has secured permission from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: November 7, 2023

Keep Victoria Beautiful earns grants for waste diversion education

Expansive pile of brush and tree limbs, some with green leaves on them

PHOTO: Yard waste and tree limbs sit in a pile at the City’s compost facility after being collected from residents’ yards. These materials will be ground into chips, mixed with biosolids and left to decompose into compost, which will be sold to gardeners....

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: November 7, 2023

Keep Victoria Beautiful and partners host Queen City cleanup

A group of children and adults walk through neighborhood holding trash bags and wearing safety vests

From left, Victoria Police Department Capt. Jason Turner and Victoria Housing Authority Public Housing Associate Jessica Ramos assist a group of volunteers Oct. 21 during the Queen City Neighborhood Cleanup hosted by Keep Victoria Beautiful. About 130 vol...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: November 7, 2023

Community involvement turns Keep Victoria Beautiful neighborhood cleanups into ‘resource fairs’

Two women pose for a photo outside

By Sam Hankins, City of Victoria communications specialist.

This article originally appeared in the November issue of Texas Town & City, published by the Texas Municipal League.

PHOTO: From left, City of Victoria Special Projects Manager Keisha Smith an...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: October 24, 2023

Keep Victoria Beautiful announces 2 beautification grant recipients

Group photo with giant check in front of young trees

PHOTO: Heritage Mark, 5606 N. Navarro St., received a $1,000 matching grant from Keep Victoria Beautiful to plant trees.

Keep Victoria Beautiful has awarded two matching grants to local organizations looking to spruce up their community by beautifying thei...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: September 26, 2023

Keep Victoria Beautiful volunteers awarded for Fall Sweep efforts

Three young men pose with trash grabbers near a pile of trash bags

PHOTO #1: The University of Houston-Victoria teams who volunteered at the Keep Victoria Beautiful Fall Sweep, including the soccer team shown here, earned the Most Spirited award.

PHOTO #2: The volunteer team led by Jon Keene and Zach Cornwell earned the M...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services
Posted on: September 12, 2023

Keep Victoria Beautiful hosts citywide Fall Sweep

A woman with a megaphone addresses a crowd of people in safety vests

PHOTO #1: Keep Victoria Beautiful Executive Director Christy Youker addresses a group of volunteers before the Keep Victoria Beautiful Fall Sweep on Sept. 9. Photo contributed by Susan Armstrong Cain.

PHOTO #2: Volunteers picked up 275 bags of trash during...

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2020 - Spotlight - Environmental Services

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