HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/03/2003 Park Board OtherLino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department
600 Town Center Parkway
Lino Lakes, MN 55014
(651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439
www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us
October 28, 2003
TO: Park Board Members
FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor
SUBJECT: October Maintenance Update
As the days get shorter and colder the grass has finally begun to slow down its growth. This
week we will be mowing for the final time this year (I hope!). Maintenance activity during
October has included:
••• Mowing as needed.
❖ Garbage collection as needed.
❖ Athletic field preparation for soccer and football. (Thankfully both programs ended
October 25.)
❖ Broadleaf weed control to approximately 40 acres of athletic fields and irrigated turf
(contracted).
❖ Flail mowed trail edges.
❖ Trail repairs including overlays and patching.
❖ Basketball court layout at Behm's (1/2 court) and Rice Lake Elementary School (full
court). Contractor has completed site work, bituminous later this fall, weather permitting.
❖ Core aerified approximately 40 acres of turf.
❖ Added pea rock and Fibar to playgrounds as needed.
❖ Stump grinding at Sunrise, Country Lakes and Lino Park.
❖ Poured bench pad at LaCasse Drive.
❖ Repaired infield sod at Sunrise #4.
❖ Audited irrigation systems (check heads and valves and repaired as needed).
❖ Began irrigation system blowouts Clearwater Creek and Highland Meadows complete
(contractor).
❖ Placed order for spring plant material.
❖ Fertilized at Clearwater Creek and Highland Meadows Park.
❖ Removed parking bumpers and railroad ties from Sunrise Park (parking lot construction).
❖ Poured 1800 lineal feet of continuous curb around landscape beds at Clearwater Creek
Park (contracted).
❖ Equipment maintenance.
The turf at Highland Meadows and Clearwater Creek Parks is coming along nicely, but the cool
weather we had in September did slow the grow -in process. We will fertilize them once more
going into November so they should be ready to go next spring.
• That is it for October, more to come in November.
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