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Council hears persistent park maintenance issues: gates, cameras, irrigation and a proposed maintenance facility
Summary
Town maintenance staff told Blythewood council that failing gate operating systems, offline park cameras, frequent irrigation repairs and shop rental costs are driving operational strain and asked the council to consider system replacement and a town maintenance facility.
Town parks and maintenance staff described a series of recurring problems at Blythewood’s parks — failing gate control systems, cameras taken offline by a lighting and renovation project, recurring irrigation repairs and rising rental costs for maintenance shop space — and told council they are exploring capital and contracting options.
A maintenance presenter said the town currently pays about $24,000 a year to rent a shop and is budgeting more to cover repairs and extra staffing related to pond maintenance, irrigation line breaks and new turf work at playgrounds. The speaker said the town added a second pond vendor and that fertilization and…
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