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District to supplement grounds work after ABM staffing turnover; contractors to re-seed fields and mulch playgrounds
Summary
After community complaints and contractor turnover slowed grounds maintenance this summer, Isle of Wight schools will supplement ABM’s services with district and subcontractor crews to cut grass, recondition sports fields and complete playground mulching at no additional cost to the division through the remainder of the year.
Isle of Wight County Public Schools will supplement grounds maintenance for the remainder of the year after turnover in ABM’s grounds crew led to a decline in routine cuts and field maintenance this summer, the division told the school board on Aug. 7.
Facilities staff and ABM representatives described a stepped-up plan that includes district-contracted crews and a sports-field specialist to restore turf and complete mulching and landscaping tasks. Eric Smith, ABM’s site coordinator, said crews…
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