Summer has arrived, and visitors and tourists alike will soon flock to Mission Beach. But along with the increase in crowds comes an increase in trash at the beach and nearby alleys, which means more flies and litter. To address the influx of trash and debris, the city is increasing street sweeping throughout Mission Beach alleyways, meaning fewer parking spaces for residents and, as a result, more parking tickets for those who don’t move their vehicles for the street sweepers. City crews will now be sweeping streets in Mission Beach every Wednesday from now through September. “I want to thank the Stormwater Department for their continued hard work to keep Mission Beach clean during the busy summer months,” said District 2 Councilmember Jennifer Campbell representing Mission Beach. “As residents and visitors come to the beach this summer, these additional routes will ensure that our streets are free of trash and debris, and fly infestations are reduced. This will improve the quality of life for all people to enjoy Mission Beach.”Enhanced street sweeping in Mission Beach has the added benefit of reducing insects during the summer and improving vector control efforts throughout the community. “Street sweeping is one of the most effective ways we protect our neighborhoods and reduce pollution reaching the ocean,” said Todd Snyder, director of the City’s Stormwater Department. “By sweeping Mission Beach every week, we’re helping ensure that residents and visitors can enjoy our exceptional beaches and bays all summer long.”While most Mission Beach residents support the extended street sweeping schedule, others feel more needs to be done on the boardwalk. “In theory, this is great,” said author Lee Silber who, however, pointed out that the community’s alleyways “are shaped like a ‘v’ for better drainage so the street sweeping doesn’t really do that much.” Added Silber, “It’s better than nothing being done. What would be awesome is to sweep the boardwalks once a week. The second trash pick up in the summer and weekly recycling removal is also huge down here.”Other residents are calling for more enforcement to ensure the street sweepers are able to access all parts of the alley. “Alley sweeping is only effective if the sweepers are able to get to the edges of the alley,” warned Gary Wonacott adding, “Many trucks in Mission Beach park beyond the red lines making sweeping difficult. These trucks need to be ticketed the day before the sweepers.”Longtime Mission Beach resident Cathy Ives, who formed Don’t Trash Mission Beach website, cautioned that keeping things clean is a never-ending task. “The sheer amount of trash, food waste, dog feces, coupled with the weather, and open trash bins leads to a plethora of ants, cockroaches, flies, rats, raccoons and possums,” she said. Ives pointed out that “some of these large (housing) complexes need a dumpster yet are too cheap to get one.” She warned, “Ninety-nine percent of the people do not even recycle right which leads to even more pests,” while adding, “You should see the beach.”Matt Gardner, former Mission Beach Town Council president who owns Cheap Rentals for bikes and other beach recreation equipment in the community, described enhanced street sweeping and trash pickup as necessities. “These two inclusions in the budget are must-haves and are what we fight for every year,” he said. “Our community is very unique, and these amenities help preserve the value and wonderful experiences our visitors and locals all enjoy. There are no downsides to having these inclusions, but we are still fighting hard as a community for streetlight repair, sidewalk repair and seawall replacement.”In hopes of staying on top of the added pollution and trash, the city is also scheduling a second trash collection. The city’s Environmental Services Department will collect refuse from gray trash bins on Saturdays now through Sept. 5, in addition to the usual Tuesday pickup.Collection of organic waste and regular recyclables will continue as normal: pickup for green bins every Tuesday, and for blue bins every other Tuesday. Visit ESD’s Trash Service Updates webpage for collection schedules, recycling tips and more.Residents and visitors in Mission Beach can support street-sweeping efforts by following posted parking signs, placing trash in collection bins on trash-collection days, and promptly reporting illegal dumping and other issues to the City’s Get It Done app.
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