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Eagan parks maintenance outlines seasonal workload, rink limits and staffing challenges
Summary
Cole Barta, park maintenance supervisor for the City of Eagan, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Feb. 24 that crews maintain roughly 450 acres of parkland and handle seasonal tasks including athletic‑field prep, rink operations and event support.
Cole Barta, park maintenance supervisor for the City of Eagan, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Feb. 24 that his crews maintain roughly 450 acres of parkland and handle a broad set of seasonal tasks from mowing to athletic-field preparation.
The presentation outlined the division’s scope and staffing: 98 miles of boulevard mowing, about 43 playgrounds, multiple tennis and baseball facilities, 10 boarded rinks, eight pleasure rinks and plowing for 21 lots. Barta said the parks maintenance team includes 10 full-time staff and about 40–50 seasonal hires, with roughly 30–35 working in summer and the remainder supporting winter rink and attendant duties.
Why it matters: The scale of the workload helps explain recurring challenges the department raised during the meeting — finding and retaining returning seasonal employees, responding to…
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