Serve Santa Maria volunteers quickly carry away freshly cut juniper branches during Saturday’s work day at a residence in the 900 block of North Dejoy Street in Santa Maria. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Retired Montecito Water District employee Alfonso “Jasso” Diaz helps uncover the water meter at a residence in the 900 block of North Dejoy Street as part of Serve Santa Maria. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk) 
Sawdust flies as Dennis Szczepanski cuts a juniper tree in the 900 block of North Dejoy Street. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk) 
Mayor Alice Patino was one of the many volunteers who turned out for Saturday’s Serve Santa Maria program. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
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