Park Maintenance

Thank you Park Maintenance Team!

2020 Parks Maintenance Team
Pictured - Back row starting at the right: Brian Bailey, Bob Pennington, Matt Schmidt, Tony Brown, August Malm, and Chris Parr.  Front row starting at the right: Joe Jacobson, Kurtis Walker, Cody Koch, Nick McComas, Nick Holmes, David Sommerla, and Wyatt Forshee.

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The Park Maintenance Division maintains all the city parks, as well as over 40 city-owned properties and common areas, ranging in size from very small to 98 acres and totaling over 424 acres.  Included in our responsibilities are sports fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, restrooms, park shelters, sidewalks, park signs, flower beds, playground equipment, the aquatic center, the campground, the boat ramp, irrigation systems, walking/biking trails, parking lots, and lighting of various types.

During the course of a year, the routine maintenance includes mowing and trimming grass, cleaning restrooms, trimming park trees, repairing damage cause by vandalism or other issues, replacing park lights, preparing athletic fields for play, turf maintenance (including irrigation, seeding, aerating, and fertilizing), leaf removal, planting flowers, planting trees, constructing/repairing picnic tables and benches, installing walkways, picking up trash and debris in parks, and providing support for the Riverfront Community Center, the Performing Arts Center, and City Hall.  We also assist with special event and other city-sponsored activities throughout the city.  

 

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Park maintenance putting sand bags near the Riverfront Community Center and roads in preparation for the flood in 2019
City Hall snow removal in 2019
Maintenance clearing the sidewalks and entrance to the City Hall in 2019
Photo of a stone picnic table
Photo of wooden bleachers
Park Maintenance getting ready for the flood in 2019 with a geiger cement truck
Park maintenance filling up sand bags near the riverfront community center for the flood in 2019