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Officials say parks maintenance rising up the priority list; facilities helping with repairs amid staffing review
Summary
Parks director and facilities staff told council the department is understaffed for the current maintenance workload; facilities crews are assisting with carpentry and building repairs while administration assesses a longer-term reorganization and staffing plan.
The Committee of Finance heard that Fall River’s parks maintenance workload has increased and that the administration is assessing staffing and a possible reorganization to better match skills to work.
Why it matters: parks are widely used public spaces; understaffing and deferred maintenance can affect recreation opportunities, safety, and costs when work is outsourced.
Charlie Denby, Director of Community Maintenance, and Al Oliver described more in‑house projects (break room and office renovations at the DCM building, ongoing work at Maplewood…
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