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Lake Forest highlights volunteer park-inspection program; city seeks more participants
Summary
City staff told the Community Services Commission that the Volunteers in Parks (VIP) program, launched in 2021, has 18 residents inspecting 31 parks quarterly and seeks more volunteers; inspectors use a digital 1-to-5 condition rating and staff are notified automatically of urgent issues.
Lake Forest City officials on Aug. 6 told the Community Services Commission that the Volunteers in Parks (VIP) program, created after a 2020 council directive and started in August 2021, now has 18 volunteer inspectors covering the city’s 31 parks.
Management assistant Peggy Samantha told commissioners the VIP program assigns residents to inspect one park (volunteers may take on additional parks) on a quarterly basis and uses a digital form to collect a 1-to-5 condition rating for landscaping, gazebos, restrooms and other amenities. "We currently have 18 volunteers that inspect 31 parks," Samantha said.
The city maintains nearly…
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