Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Erika Robertson

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Erika Robertson

Cleanup volunteers start with Port Angeles’ Laurel Street stairs Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Revitalize Port Angeles volunteers will begin preparing the railings of the Laurel Street stairs for a new coat of paint Saturday.

About 30 volunteers are expected to gather at the park at the top of the stairs at 8 a.m., said Carol Sinton, who is spearheading the stairs project.

It’s “mostly going to be cleanup, getting ready to do pressure washing on Sunday” of the fountain area and the stairs, she said.

“We have plenty of volunteers. We won’t need anyone for at least a week,” Sinton said.

If time allows, volunteers may start painting.

The plans are to paint the stair rails coral and yellow, the walls around the large mural at the fountain a light sage-green and the benches blue-green, according to Sinton.

After painting, workers will brush on a clear graffiti sealer that makes spray paint easier to wipe off, she said.

Volunteers — many of whom were organized by Port Angeles City Councilman Patrick Downie, many from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — hope to have it all done by the middle of this month, Sinton added.

Spruce Up PA

The project is the first by the Spruce Up Committee of the Revitalize Port Angeles group, which plans to spend the this month cleaning up downtown.

Volunteers plan to patch walls, pull weeds, scrape moss, clean up parking lots and pick up trash, said Leslie Robertson, founder of Revitalize Port Angeles.

Some decoration is in the works, too.

Large silhouettes of jazz musicians will be installed in the second-floor windows of the Morse Building, said Sinton and Robertson.

The city is supplying paint and other materials, said Corey Delikat, city parks and recreation director.

Independent projects

Revitalize Port Angeles is encouraging others to do their own projects as well, Robertson said.

“We want to promote other people fixing things up, too,” she said.

“We want to build a movement for the month of May. That’s equally as important as the projects we are taking on.”

Although Revitalize Port Angeles is focusing on the downtown, members are encouraging sprucing up everywhere.

“Hopefully, people will see us and join in all across town,” Sinton said.

Businesses that want to use graffiti sealer can contact the group. Clallam County Habitat for Humanity donated 60 gallons of the stuff for local use.

Also, Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co. and Hartnagel Building Supply are offering their support of the program, said Donna Pacheco, advertising and promotions coordinator.

“If people contact Revitalize Port Angeles with eligible projects, they may qualify for a discount voucher at our stores,” she said.

The City Council has proclaimed May as Beautify Port Angeles Month.

Those interested in volunteering can check the Revitalize Port Angeles website at www.revitalizeportangeles.org or email revitalizeportangeles@gmail.com.

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Managing Editor/News Leah Leach can be reached at 360-417-3531 or at leah.leach@peninsuladailynews.com.

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