The City of Savannah's monthly Operation Clean Sweep will be in the Paradise Park and Oakhurst neighborhoods through Friday, Sept. 10.

Paradise Park and Oakhurst residents are asked to place their bulky items - such as old furniture and appliances -- curbside Friday night for pickup Saturday morning. City crews will cut overgrown lots, tow derelict vehicles, pick up trash, trim limbs and conduct warrant sweeps from Monday through Thursday.

Residents will be offered free blood pressure checks, smoke detectors, and home fire safety checks.

Residents are asked to participate by making sure their property is up to code. They can bring questions and concerns, and receive blood pressure checks, at the Command Center located at Dunwoody Drive and Edgewater Road.

Established in 2004, Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) rotates through 22 neighborhoods each year, coordinating the removal of trash, derelict vehicles, graffiti and overgrown lots, while identifying those properties that are in need of emergency repair. At the beginning of each year, the Operation Clean Sweep team determines a list of OCS sites which are selected based on a combination of three factors: extent of blighted conditions, number of code violations and crime statistics.

A six-week planning process precedes the week of Operation Clean Sweep, consisting largely of informing and involving the community through neighborhood meetings, flyer distribution and press releases.

One of the most important activities of the week is resolving blight issues through community cooperation and the work of the property maintenance inspectors. The property maintenance inspectors develop a pre-conditions report that identifies physical conditions and code violations and initiate code enforcement actions where required; working with citizens and following the city’s proscribed due process procedures to improve the community’s physical environment.

For more information contact Pauline V. Haywood, OCS Coordinator at 912.651.6529, or via e-mail at pauline_haywood@savannahga. gov.