SEQUIM — Remember the City of Sequim’s People’s Project last year? Members of the community were invited to vote on projects that they would most like to see included in the City of Sequim’s 2020 budget. $150,000 was made available to the winning project.
The first-place selection was the installation of nine water bottle refilling stations (some include water bowls for dogs too), which are currently being installed in City parks.
Second place was the Bigbelly Trash and Recycling Stations, and there was enough money left to buy a couple of those as a pilot program. Bigbellies are solar powered, sensor-equipped compacting trash cans that hold five to ten times more than traditional bins and have the ability to notify crews when they’re full. That eliminates waste overflows, windblown litter, and critter access to provide a cleaner and greener town.
The new units have now been installed downtown, with one on Sequim Avenue outside the public restrooms and the other on the Civic Center Plaza on Cedar Street.
Photo: City of Sequim Public Works Crew Members Gary Meyer and Josh Henning install a Bigbelly Automated Trash and Recycling Station on the Sequim Civic Center Plaza.