The CID Clean Team provides supplemental litter and debris pick-up from downtown sidewalks, plazas and other public spaces throughout the week. They also operate the colorful "purple paper eater" vacuums that have become a popular downtown sight.
Maintenance programs are implemented to remove graffiti, trash and debris, provide sidewalk repair, sidewalk pressure washing and other maintenance services throughout the year. Additionally, the CID provides benches and trash receptacles throughout high traffic areas of downtown. Litter Patrol Hotline
The CID's 24 hour litter hotline assures prompt service and a clean downtown. The Hotline provides a means by which a downtown user can report litter problems in the downtown area twenty-four hours a day. An individual simply calls the main number of the Downtown Partnership, 436-6500, and at the recording enters *400 (star, four, zero, zero). This prompts the Litter Patrol Hotline recording and the individual can leave a detailed message about the problem and its location. The Litter Patrol Crew removes trash and other foreign objects from the curbs, gutters and plazas within the district seven days each week. The team checks the messages twice a day, seven days a week. Graffiti RemovalThe graffiti team removes graffiti, paper signs, handbills and other physical defacement visible from the sidewalk by painting, using chemical solvents and pressure washing. Crewmembers patrol the downtown area from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., six days per week. All tags or defacements are normally removed within 24 hours. To report graffiti, simply call the Litter Patrol Hotline (see the above number).
Sidewalk Repair ProgramProperty owners within the boundaries of the Community Improvement District are eligible for financial assistance with public sidewalk repair adjacent to their properties. The Sidewalk Repair Program provides each approved applicant up to 50% reimbursement of the total cost of repairing the sidewalk (with a maximum of $5,000 per property). Any property owner or authorized agent of a Community Improvement District property can submit an application for this service. All approved participants will be reimbursed within 45 days of the completed application submital. Each participant in the Sidewalk Repair Program must submit a completed application, on an original application form, obtained from the Downtown Saint Louis Partnership. Each application must be accompanied with the following items:
- Three (3) bids from three (3) different companies for the desired sidewalk repair(s) for each property
- A copy of all necessary permits, to perform desired repairs, from the City of St. Louis
- A copy of the invoice for the selected bid to perform desired sidewalk repairs
- Evidence that the desired sidewalk repairs have been done using materials consistent in color, content, and composition to other adjoining sidewalk areas. Assistance in determining this evidence can be obtained by contacting the Landscape Supervisor at 436-6500 x233.
A sidewalk repair application is available by clicking here.