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Parks staff asks for full-time maintenance position as workload rises
Kearney Parks and Recreation Board · October 22, 2025
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Summary
Staff told the board that parks staff are stretched thin after taking on additional mowing and maintenance responsibilities, and said they will request a new full-time maintenance position in the city’s upcoming budget process to help handle winter tasks, mowing, and upkeep of newly acquired facilities.
Parks staff told the board on Oct. 21 that the department is understaffed and requested that the board support a request for one additional full-time maintenance position in the 2026 budget. Staff said current crews are “running ragged,” working extra…
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