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Camden County staff outline plan and near‑term cost to take direct control of county parks
Summary
Jared Bedoy, public works director, told the Camden County Board of Commissioners that county staff have been assigned to assume maintenance of county‑owned parks and boat ramps and presented a master‑maintenance plan and a two‑year cost estimate.
Jared Bedoy, public works director, told the Camden County Board of Commissioners that county staff have been assigned to assume maintenance of county‑owned parks and boat ramps and presented a master‑maintenance plan and a two‑year cost estimate. “We’ve been deemed the task of taking on, the maintenance of the Camden County parks,” Bedoy said.
The presentation listed 10 county‑owned parks (Browntown Wilderness, Charlie Easterling, Cornelia Jackson, Harriett Bluff Community, Howard Peoples, Maple Ford, Mary B. Smart, Sugar Mill Ruins, White Oak Nature Trail and Woodbine Lions Park) and four boat ramps (Harriett’s Bluff, Little Satilla, Temple Landing and White Oak). Bedoy described park assets and recent repairs, identified safety and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) needs, and recommended a new maintenance organization and equipment purchases to bring the system to a higher standard.
Why it matters: the county plans to begin day‑to‑day maintenance Jan. 1 and would hire a proposed seven‑person park maintenance team and buy equipment and vehicles to perform mowing, play‑structure upkeep,…
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