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Parks officials request funding for tree removal, field repairs and aging irrigation systems
Summary
Parks and Forestry leaders told council members the department needs funds for building repairs, tree removal (including emerald ash borer work), Musco lighting replacement and irrigation system fixes; officials said some expenses reflect deferred maintenance.
Billy Sanford, the township’s superintendent of parks and forestry, outlined 2025 needs including building repairs, equipment and tree-removal work tied to the emerald ash borer and gypsy moth control.
Sanford said the parks maintenance building is roughly 30 years old and requested $100,000 in capital for building improvements, new garage…
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