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McAllen to Hosts Citizens’ Code Academy

Citizens Code Academy

The City of McAllen Environmental Health and Code Enforcement Department is looking for a few good citizens via its Citizens Code Academy to help clean up their neighborhood. The three-week academy seeks to promote clean and safe neighborhoods through community empowerment and action by creating and maintaining strong partnerships between citizens’ organizations and Code Compliance Services. Attendees will learn about various subjects such as the department’s organizational structure, premise violations…

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McAllen Launches Community Toolshed

tool shed

McAllen residents can borrow – for free – various lawn and garden tools and equipment for residential beautification. The McAllen Community Tool Shed, created by the McAllen City Commission, allows residents to borrow tools for up to 72 hours at a time. McAllen is the only municipality south of San Antonio to offer such a program. “This is a wonderful program for our community, because while residents may have the…

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