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\"Adopt<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To receive an information packet with application forms, call 770-387-5167 or print below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adopt a Road Forms<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Quarterly Report Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Keep Bartow Beautiful Adopt-a-Road Program<\/strong><\/em> is modeled after the Georgia Department of Transportation\u2019s Adopt-a-Highway Program. Volunteers can adopt a stretch of Bartow County roadway and help remove litter from that roadside. Volunteers are only able to adopt a state route through the Adopt-a-Highway website. Either way, Adopting a roadway can benefit everyone as it: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Saves taxpayer dollars 2. Provides recognition for participating companies and organizations 3. Raises public awareness of the costs of littering 4. Improves the environment 5. Promotes civic responsibility and pride 6. Provides assistance to the cleaning of city and county roadways.

Adopt-a-Road sponsors help their community reduce litter removal costs. In Bartow County alone, three litter crews work regularly to pick up the roads, at a cost of over $100,000 annually. The state of Georgia spends an additional $11,000,000 annually to remove roadside trash along state highways and interstates.
Any civic-minded group, business, industry or individual is welcome to apply for participation in the Adopt-a-Road program. 
\u2022 adopt at least a one mile stretch of county\/city roadway
\u2022 remove litter from that roadway at least four times a year
\u2022 file quarterly reports of that removal with Keep Bartow Beautiful

Each adopter will receive:
\u2022 a packet of information on the Adopt-a-Road program
\u2022 two signs, placed on the adopted area, with the adopter\u2019s name\u2022 safety vests, gloves, and trash bags
\u2022 safety training which can be delivered in person prior to your first cleanup or viewed <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Safety Training<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Additional Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Litter Study<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To receive an information packet with application forms, call 770-387-5167 or print below: The Keep Bartow Beautiful Adopt-a-Road Program is modeled after the Georgia Department of Transportation\u2019s Adopt-a-Highway Program. Volunteers can adopt a stretch of Bartow County roadway and help remove litter from that roadside. Volunteers are only able to adopt a state route through the Adopt-a-Highway website. Either way, Adopting a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-sidebar","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}