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Recycling Service Set to Start

Working with the Town of Patagonia, the Patagonia Recycling Task Force has arranged for curbside recycling services to be available by subscription in Patagonia and Eastern Santa Cruz County where clusters of homes make the service economically feasible. The task force has been in discussions with Recyclops, whose business model should work for many households in […]

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Curbside Recycling Options Being Explored

After 18 months of research into options for reinstituting a regular recycling program and having sponsored monthly recycling events since last December, the Patagonia Recycling Task Force now reports that many residents of Eastern Santa Cruz County may soon be able to subscribe to a curbside recycling service.  With Patagonia Town Manager Ron Robinson’s participation, the […]

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Town Street Improvements Continue

McKeown Avenue, will be the focal point of Phase II of the town’s nearly $2,000,000 multifaceted project to upgrade its street and roads, starting in early May. When the project is completed, around the end of August, according to Patagonia Town Manager Ron Robinson, townfolk will see a dramatically different landscape from the one that existed […]

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Recycling Task Force Update

The Patagonia Recycling Task Force has scheduled its fourth monthly collection event for Saturday, March 27 from 10a.m. until noon, at which time it will again collect glass and only glass. Town Manager Ron Robinson reported that the town saved about $100 in landfill tipping fees as a result of the Jan. 23 glass collection […]

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CHOP Looking to Rebuild

Now that a recent affordable housing assessment has been completed, Community Homes of Patagonia (CHOP) has a new foundation on which it hopes to rebuild its organizational strength and increase the housing options for the community’s low to moderate income residents. Wendy Carter, principal consultant of Wendy Carter Development Consulting LLC, officially presented her final […]