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Commission hears detailed field-maintenance review; staff plans additional aeration and outreach to peer cities
Summary
Parks maintenance staff presented a review of field conditions, renovation practices and planned short-term actions including added in-season aeration, fertilization and outreach to other agencies for best practices. Commissioners asked about irrigation, turf types and scheduling.
Parks maintenance staff delivered a technical briefing on field maintenance and renovation practices, described the primary challenges for natural-turf fields and outlined near-term steps the department will take.
Staff reported the city maintains 23 baseball/softball fields and 13 general-use soccer/football fields. Renovations traditionally occur twice per year—once in summer and once in winter—with field turnovers scheduled to avoid primary play seasons. The renovation work typically includes heavy aeration, slit seeding, over-seeding, application of a 1-mill sand profile on soccer fields, removal of bare areas, topdressing with an approximately 80/20 topsoil-to-sand mix,…
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