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Parks staff report heavy trail and field use, seek better maintenance planning; contractor schedule and volunteers highlighted
Summary
Parks division staff told the board on April 5 that new playgrounds and a Lancaster Park dog park are heavily used, that seasonal grass-cutting demands cover about 105 locations and 900 acres, and that the department will look into a formal maintenance-management tool after board members urged a computerized asset plan.
David Guiler, parks division staff for St. Mary's County, told the Recreation and Parks Board on April 5 that the recently opened dog park at Lancaster Park "is getting a lot of use. It's very popular," and that five playgrounds installed last year are drawing strong citizen praise.
Guiler described the parks maintenance workload and volunteer support. The county’s grass-cutting contract was re-awarded to Truveen Landcare; Guiler said major parks typically receive weekly cuts while lesser-used parks are cut every 8–10 days and that the contractor covers roughly 105 locations and about 900 acres of grass. He cautioned…
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