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Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the '''Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee''' (see [http://www.phila.gov/streets/pmbc.html Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee]) of the Sanitation Division of the '''Streets Department'''. | Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the '''Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee''' (see [http://www.phila.gov/streets/pmbc.html Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee]) of the Sanitation Division of the '''Streets Department'''. | ||
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A block captain may be a community clean-up coordinator, a Neighborhood Watch coordinator, or a political organizer - or all of the above. A block captain is generally considered to be the lowest-level political figure.
Block captains in Philadelphia, a program begun in 1965, are authorized and organized under the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (see Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee) of the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department.
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External links (Philadelphia-related)
Some more information about block captains in Philadelphia is in these links:
- South of South Neighnorhood Association
- Answers from a SW Philly block captain
- Help Desk: No block captain? No trash can.
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