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Utica parks department outlines budget priorities: trees, playgrounds, pools and staffing strain
Summary
Parks staff told council the department will focus on maintenance, a federal tree grant, playground safety surfacing and pool dehumidification; members raised concerns about staffing and long‑term maintenance of new infrastructure.
Parks Superintendent Dave briefed the Utica Common Council on the parks department’s 2025 budget priorities, highlighting routine maintenance and several capital‑adjacent items the department expects to manage in the coming year.
Dave told the council the department’s workload has been steady and that crews have been assisting public works with traffic, parking and snow removal at several city facilities. He reported reopening Valleysomething (Valvialis spelled in the transcript) for the first time in several years and said the department planned to complete other maintenance work this budget year.
Trees and landscaping drew extended questions. The…
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