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City outlines limits on mowing staff, urges resident help and offers storm-prep steps
Summary
Panama City staff said right-of-way mowing is constrained by staffing and weather; they described seasonal staffing shortfalls, pilot fixes and routine hurricane preparations including lowering wastewater tanks and providing sandbags.
City staff told residents at a Panama City town-hall that right-of-way mowing and ditch maintenance are constrained by staffing, weather and the heavy labor intensity of some tasks, and asked for resident help and better preventive practices.
Jonathan (City Manager) said the city’s mowing crew is “15 to 20” people currently but a prior right-sizing report estimated the city would need about 90 people to maintain all rights-of-way on a three-week cycle during the growing season. He described how rain…
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