City of Mobile Prepares for TenSixtyFive Music Festival

Sep 29th, 2017

Mobile, Ala.-- While citizens and visitors enjoy top tier music during the TenSixtyFive Music Festival, the City of Mobile will be hard at work to ensure everyone has a good time.

Garbage:

• Crews are providing curbside pickup twice on Saturday and Saturday for LODA businesses.


• All garbage carts will be promptly removed off sidewalks to improve the Downtown atmosphere.


• Both downtown garbage compacters will be emptied prior to the festival to avoid overflow.

Litter:

• The Downtown Alliance and the City are partnering to keep the areas clean around the events.


• All are encouraged to pitch in and clean up the areas around them.

Recycling:

• The Cleaner, Greener LoDa Eco-Team will be picking up recycling at the event areas. Volunteers can sign up here.


• The City is providing curbside recycling for downtown bars and restaurants throughout the event.


• All glass, cardboard, paper, metal and plastic can now be recycled in the same recycling container.

Post Event Cleanup:

• The city will be utilizing back pack blowers, litter getters and street sweepers to clean the streets on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.

Emergency Response:

• Mobile Fire-Rescue will provide emergency medical services via walking teams, ambulances and EMS bike teams.


• MFRD mini-Ambulances will dynamically move throughout the event.


• Central Fire Station will be the MFRD Command Post and Dispatch Center.

Public Safety:

• MPD will patrol the outside event area to ensure safety.


• The Mounted Unit will assist with crowd control, crime prevention and response.


• The Traffic Unit will direct traffic and provide security for parked vehicles.


• Uniformed officers and a team of plainclothes officers will respond to any suspicious activity.


• The Cyber-Intelligence Unit will monitor cameras within the event area and responds to any criminal activity.

Watch a special video of the Party Animal in the Mayor's Office.