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Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />(651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 <br />www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us <br />I <br />• <br />October 25, 2004 <br />TO: Park Board Members <br />FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor <br />SUBJECT: October Maintenance Update <br />Projects during the month of October have included the following: <br />• Weekly mowing — The grass has started to slow its growth but we are still mowing as <br />needed. Hopefully one more cut will do it for the season. <br />• Weekly garbage collection as needed. <br />• Core aeration of athletic fields. <br />• Irrigation system maintenance and repair. <br />• Irrigation system winterization — Blowouts completed so far include: Highland Meadows, <br />Behm's, Birch, Town Center, Fire Station, Marshan, Sandhill well house and Birch Street <br />well house which have been completed by staff. Centennial Middle School and Rice Lake <br />Elementary School have also been completed. The school sites are now handled by the <br />School District and they contract with a private company. Remaining blowouts include <br />Sunrise, Clearwater Creek Park and well house, and City Hall Park. <br />• Assisted Environmental Coordinator with Recycling Day and Oak Wilt control work using a <br />vibratory plow. The Parks Department provided 93 man hours for Oak Wilt control work <br />this fall. <br />• Purchased, assembled and placed new soccer goals (Two pairs of 6'6 "x12'). <br />• Trail sweeping. <br />• Completed Highland Meadows Park sign project (installed sign, mulched bed, and backfilled <br />around bed). <br />• Playground inspection and corrections. <br />• Athletic field maintenance and preparation. Line cut -ins and painting as needed. <br />• Birch Park Trail — Contractor installed trail from parking lot to gazebo to playground and <br />boardwalk. <br />• Sunrise Park Trail — Contractor installed trail from parking lot to existing Glenview Lane <br />trail to playground and park shelter #1. <br />• Marshan Park Sign Project — Worked with Eagle Scout candidate on park sign project. Staff <br />provided site preparation and installed first course of block. Scouts installed remainder of <br />block and planted shrubs and perennials. Staff mulched bed, installed cap block and installed <br />park sign. <br />Those are October highlights, more to come in November. <br />sw /mike /October 04 Park Update.doc <br />0 <br />