To maintain a clean, litter-free environment that residents can be proud of, the City of Lexington (City) encourages community residents and organizations to adopt and clean residential streets within the city that are not maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Individuals, families, and groups including schools, civic clubs, scouts, businesses, religious and social groups are encouraged to apply to adopt-a-street.

Each adopted section of street is a minimum of one half of a mile (2,640 feet) or a street length. Volunteer groups sign agreements with the City to remove litter from their adopted stretch of street a recommended minimum of three times each year (once every four months).

The City will post a sign at each end of the adopted section with a group or individual’s name to show its participation in the program. Signs may also be posted “in honor of” or “in memory of” a group or individual. The City will provide training, safety vests, trash bags, and gloves and will also arrange for collection of bagged waste and recycling.

The initial adoption agreement is for four years. A group or individual may keep its adopted section of street indefinitely if the agreement is renewed at the end of each four-year period. Individuals who leave the area are requested to notify the City within ninety days of moving.

For questions about the Adopt-a-Street program please email publicservicesadmin@lexingtonnc.gov