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9, <br /> Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department <br /> 7204 Lake Drive <br /> CIIL <br /> O F Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br /> IKE (651) 780-1885 Fax (651) 784-7227 <br /> September 24, 1998 <br /> TO: Park Board Members <br /> FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Lead Worker <br /> SUBJECT: August and September Maintenance Update <br /> Playgrounds, playgrounds, playgrounds! During August and September Maintenance Staff have <br /> been kept extremely busy with site preparation and installation of two new playgrounds. (Birch <br /> and Shenandoah). <br /> The Birch Park playground was installed Saturday, August 15. The work crew consisted of a <br /> professional installer supplied by the playground company, three parks maintenance staff and <br /> approximately 20 very helpful volunteers. This project is nearly completed with some minor <br /> landscaping remaining. <br /> Shenandoah Park was installed the following week with the structure support posts being set by <br /> city staff and a professional installer on August 20th and 21st. On Saturday, August 22nd a group <br /> of neighborhood volunteers, along with city staff and the installer worked in the rain and mud to <br /> install the majority of the play events. Shenandoah Park is over 90 percent complete. Seeding <br /> and a few additional play events will complete this project. (We are waiting for parts). The <br /> neighborhood volunteers should be commended for their time and hard work. By utilizing <br /> volunteers we are able to purchase approximately 25 percent more equipment than if contractor <br /> installed. <br /> The addition of these playground has made a huge visual impact to each park and will certainly <br /> increase park usage by area residents. <br /> Other maintenance highlights for August and September include the following: <br /> • Soccer field layout and painting for fall soccer programs. <br /> • Softball field preparation for fall softball program. <br /> • Mowing of trails. <br /> • Weed killing of trails scheduled for paving. <br /> • Installation of Jacobs Ladder at Birchwood Acres. <br /> • Installation of new backstop and out-of-play fence at Lino Park(contracted). <br /> • Fall fertilization of athletic fields. <br /> • Mowing and garbage pickup of all park areas. <br /> n_ <br /> • Site preparation for Lino Park playground (installation scheduled for Saturday, October 3). <br /> As you can see the past two months have been extremely busy and with two additional <br /> playgrounds scheduled for installation in October(Lino and Rice Lake Estates) it looks like we <br /> will be running until the ground freezes and the snowflakes fly. <br /> sw/parkboard/August-September Maintenance Update.doc <br />