KING CITY — The 33rd annual King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club joint meeting to promote Beautification Week is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at noon. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The luncheon at San Lorenzo Park’s DeAnza building is being sponsored by Waste Management. The event will be free but those interested need to call or email the Chamber of Commerce office at 831-385-3814 (kc**************@*************er.com) by Monday, June 16. The meal will include a hamburger barbecue prepared by the King City Rotary BBQ crew.
The program will include Beautification Awards given for those who have contributed to the beautification of the town. Speakers will talk about planned events, including:
- Community Drop-off Event on Saturday, June 21, sponsored by Waste Management for disposal of bulky items and household hazardous waste at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds at 625 Division St. from 8 to 10:30 a.m.;
- Litter Pickup event sponsored by King City in Bloom on Saturday, June 21, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Meet at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. Gloves, bags, coffee and donuts provided;
- City-wide Yard Sale from Friday, June 20, to Sunday, June 22. Garage sale permit fees will be waived; and
- Free Compost Giveaway and Workshop on Saturday, June 28, hosted by Salinas Valley Recycles and Waste Management. Learn how to compost at home and take home compost at no charge. From 10 to 11 a.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City.
As in the past 33 years, the concept for Beautification Week is to ask every person who lives and works in King City to do one thing to improve the appearance of their property.
Beautification Week is scheduled June 20-29. It is jointly sponsored by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in partnership with Waste Management, Salinas Valley Recycles, City of King and King City in Bloom.
