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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 />• <br />March 21, 2002 <br />TO: Park Board Members <br />FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor <br />SUBJECT: March Maintenance Update <br />Just when I thought spring was here whamo, winter shows up! With all the snow and ice we have <br />been kept busy clearing city streets, trails and parking lots. Other projects during March have <br />included: <br />Picnic Table Maintenance <br />Repair, replace and repaint table tops and seat boards as needed. <br />Equipment Maintenance and Improvements <br />Installed toolbox on parks vehicle #247. <br />Designed and built quick - attach groomer caddy box for JD 4100 Tractor. This box will hold <br />our chalker, extra chalk, game balls, string lines, and miscellaneous hand tools. Everything we <br />need to do a complete game preparation will now be on board. <br />- Equipment changeover snow blower to lawn mower. <br />Wood Duck House Project <br />Coordinated community service project for 7th grade students at Centennial Middle School. Thirty - <br />four students and five committee members from Forest Lake Duck Unlimited assisted maintenance <br />staff in the assembly of 30 wood duck nesting boxes. Sixteen of the boxes have been installed in <br />city parks and wetland areas adjacent to city trails. The other 14 boxes will be used by Forest Lake <br />Ducks Unlimited. Funding for the nesting boxes was provided by Minnesota Ducks Unlimited <br />($480.00). <br />Miscellaneous <br />Purchased ballfield maintenance supplies for 2002 (chalk, mound clay, infield drying agent). <br />- Purchased field marking paint for 2002. <br />Purchased fertilizer and chemicals for 2002. <br />- Tree and brush removal. <br />Attended Shade Tree Short Course (tree inspector re- certification). <br />- Awarded landscape contract for Clearwater Creek Park. <br />JD 6410 Tractor with snowplow and 16' landpride was delivered. <br />Repaired vandalized park benches. <br />- Daily check of Birch Street tunnel — maintained as needed. <br />- Hired seasonal staff (7 positions). <br />That is it for March, more to come in April. <br />sw /parkbrd/March 02 Park Update.doc <br />