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Park Maintenance Projects – Steve Dazenski <br />1. Groveland playground and volleyball court border timbers removed because of <br />the condition they were in. Safety precaution. They will eventually be replaced <br />with reverse curbing similar to our other playgrounds. It should be considered to <br />omit the volleyball court at this time and perhaps select another more desirable <br />spot for it other than right in front of the entrance. <br />2. Vandalism removal. Lambert, Hillview and Groveland. <br />3. Oakwood/Greenfield trail maintenance, culvert dug out and repaired, rip rap <br />installed. <br />4. Downed and leaning tree removal, this was due to high winds. <br />5. Landscape bushes trimmed at several buildings. <br />6. Irrigation repairs. <br />7. Litter pick- up various parks. Silver View and Greenfield have been noticeably <br />better! <br />8. Weed control, pulling, cutting and spraying. <br />9. Wood chipping every tree in every park. <br />10. Athletic field maintenance consisting of dragging, cutting and painting also <br />game preps. <br />11. Hillview drinking fountain drain, vent and plumbing completed. <br />12. Re-chipping playgrounds with 200 yds. Of special chips this equates to 2 semi <br />truck loads. <br />13. Fertilizing of all irrigated turf. <br />14. Working with contractors at MVCC, some roof related and mostly HVAC related. <br />Upcoming suggested projects <br />1. Bridge removal at Greenfield. This bridge has been vandalized by partial <br />destruction and burning many times. It is no longer safe. <br />2. Trim painting at Random park shelter. <br />3. Replace wood sheeting on Silver View park shelter with a maintenance free <br />product. <br />4. Fire pit removal from City Hall Park. This pit is in rough condition, is rarely used <br />and when the Safety Committee did a park inspection our Fire Marshal thought it <br />should be removed because there was not a source of water to extinguish it. <br />*Just an F.Y.I. the playgrounds that have sand in them attract sand wasps every <br />year. The playgrounds with chips do not have this problem. I was watching the <br />morning news several weeks ago and it was mentioned that the City of <br />Minneapolis closed three of their parks because of sand wasps. They choose not <br />to spray and tried other “natural deterrents” that did not work. We still have sand <br />at City Hall, Lambert, half of Silver View, Groveland and Random. Each of the <br />above named parks with the exception of Groveland has had numerous wasps <br />and has been treated with chemicals that are safe to humans and pets when dry. <br />Groveland is well shaded and the others are not and that leads me to suspect <br />they prefer the hot sunny areas over the shaded ones.