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Parks staff outlines open-space maintenance approach; panel calls for clearer jurisdiction, more training and vandalism response
Summary
Parks and Recreation described current open-space maintenance as largely reactive and said staff are building capacity for trail work; the panel urged clearer jurisdiction maps, more training and stronger responses to sign theft and vandalism.
Parks and Recreation staff described open-space maintenance practices and gaps, and the panel discussed coordination with partners, training needs and enforcement options for vandalism and illegal trail-building.
Jorge Castillo, parks coordinator for Open Space and Trails, told the panel that the department maintains paved trails with a formal crew (pruning and general maintenance four days a week and weekly trash collection), and that trailheads are visited weekly to empty trash cans and check amenities. But he said the city currently lacks a formal, proactive policy and staff capacity for maintenance of natural (unpaved) open-space trails and that much of the work has been reactive — responding to reports of illegal dumping, vandalism or…
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