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2. Adopting Agency:
3. Adopted Spot:
5. Checklist
   1. Site Selection:
   

   • Select site location
   • Notify Enfield Beautification Committee - Town Manager's Office
     820 Enfield St.
     Enfield, CT 06082
   • EBC will determine if site meets town and/or state guidelines

   
   2. Approval:
   

   • Once site location is approved, a site design should be forwarded to:
     Enfield Beautification Committee
     c/o Town Manager's Office
     820 Enfield Street
     Enfield, CT 06082
   • Once site plan is approved by EBC, the Adopt-A-Spot Agreement should be completed.

   
   3. Before you Start:
   

   • Call Before You Dig - 800-922-4455 at lease 48 hours prior to site development.
   • Review Safety Checklist.
   • Notify EBC of project start date.

   
   4. Landscape Maintenance Specifications:
   
   Mowing:
   

   • All lawn areas should be mowed every two weeks (minimum).
   • All curb, signs, fences and other obstacles should be trimmed around at this time.
   • All excessive grass clippings should be removed from the site to maintain a neat appearance.
   • All grass should be blown off all walks, roadways and parking areas.
   • All shrub and flower beds should be monitored every two weeks for weeds. (Chemical weed controls can be used to help control the weeds)

   
   Garbage:
   

   • Each adopted site should be policed for garbage every two weeks.

   
   Shrub Trimming:
   

   • All rhododendrons, azaleas, and any other flowering shrubs should be trimmed once during the seasons to maintain a neat appearance and to keep any and all traffic sight lines clear.
   • All junipers, yews, forsythia and other shrubs should be trimmed once during the season to maintain a neat appearance and to keep any and all traffic sight lines clear.
   • As sites are picked and then reviewed by the EBC landscape board, a more detailed list of maintenance specifications may be composed based on the plant specifications.

   
   5. Plant Installations:
   

   • All plant holes should be dug at least one and one-half times the size of the plant root ball (container).
   • Be sure not to dig the hole too deep so as to cover the trunk on the plants.
   • Peat Moss, fertilizer and "soil moist" should be added as amendments to the soil to aid in the development of the plants. (Soil-Moist is a substance that retains water and releases it to the plants)
   • Peat Moss: 1 large shovel
   • Fertilizer: ½ lb. per 2-3 gallon container
   • Soil Moist: 3 oz. per 2/3 gallon container
   
   
   • These amendments should be added to the soil in the hole and out of the hole (fill material). One-half of the amendments should be mixed in the hold and one-half in the soil that is to be put back in the hole.
   • When filling the holes around the plants, be sure to pack in the soil mixture tightly around each plant so there are no air pockets.
   • All planting beds should be covered with some mulch materials to help retain moisture and reduce weeds and give the bed a more aesthetically pleasing look. (i.e. shrub plants; pine bark mulch; flower beds: peat moss)

   
   6. Flowers:
   

   • All areas that are to be planted with annual flowers should be tilled up and have amendments added - Peat Moss, Fertilizer, Soil Moist.
   • All flower beds will be weeded every two weeks and dead flowers should be removed and replaced at this time.
   • All flower beds will be policed for garbage every two weeks.

   
   7. Safety:
   

   • Carpool to litter pick-up area, if possible to keep vehicles to a minimum.
   • Park vehicles clear of roadway.
   • Keep work groups to a manageable size.
   • Do not remove any hazardous material.
   • Do not pick up items on bridges, tunnels or overpasses.
   • Stay clear of construction areas.
   • Hold safety meeting with group prior to litter pick-up.
   • Do not pick up litter during inclement weather, hours of darkness or peak traffic hours.
   • Do not allow participants to partake of, possess or distribute alcoholic beverages while involved in litter pick-up for Adopt-A-Spot.
   • Make participants aware that they are working in a potentially dangerous environment and caution them to act accordingly.
   • Always pick up in the direction of oncoming traffic.
   • Pick up cans by the smooth sides - be careful of sharp edges and openings.
   • All groups of minors must have adult supervision at all times. One adult per six youngsters is recommended.

   
   
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