District 10
Pick Up & Party event May 13
The Como Community Council will host its second annual Pick Up & Party event at Orchard Rec Center, 875 W. Orchard Ave. Whether you come with your neighbors or come to meet your neighbors, all are welcome.
The activities begin at 2 p.m. with a neighborhood cleanup from Front Street to Como Avenue and Dale Street to the railroad tracks. Check in at the rec center for your supplies and the location to start your pickup.
After the cleanup, neighbors will meet back at the rec center at 3:30 p.m. for a grill out, kids crafts (including build-your-own bird houses), yard games, community organizations and more. All are invited to this free event.
Other upcoming District 10 events include an annual ice cream social at the Como Streetcar Station in July and a Harvest Festival in the Tilden Park area in October. Get involved in planning an event in your sub-district, or ANY of the sub-districts, at our Neighborhood Relations Committee meetings.
Community garage sale coming
District 10 is once again coordinating a community garage sale weekend from Thursday, May 18, to Sunday, May 21.
If you would like to be included in the District 10 map (embedded in its website), please fill out the Como Community Sale form with your information before May 11. Sign up and/or view the sale map here at: District10ComoPark.org/garagesale.
Get involved: Lake Como cleanup
District 10 is planning its first 2023 Lake Como cleanup for Tuesday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. These events, in partnership with the Capitol Region Watershed District, focus on the shoreline care and lake maintenance.
District 10 provides trash-grabbers, rakes, buckets, nets, trash bags and nitrile gloves for those who need them. Or, feel free to provide your own gear.
Registration (before May 22) is not required, but it helps plan and communicate if changes come up. Register and find out more at District10ComoPark.org/cleanup.
District 10 meetings schedule
All District 10 board and committee meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for community members to bring topics for discussion.
• Environment Committee: 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 3
• Neighborhood Relations Committee: 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 3
• Land Use Committee: 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 16
• D10 Board Council: 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 16
For further details, go to District10ComoPark.org.
Submitted by Shevek McKee, District 10 Como Community Council executive director.
