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Augusta staff outline three options and $800,000 startup for vegetation and grounds maintenance
Summary
Administrator Allen presented three restructuring options for vegetation and grounds maintenance and proposed an $800,000 2026 allocation to support contracts and start‑up costs.
Administrator Allen gave a detailed presentation of Augusta's vegetation and grounds maintenance portfolio and three restructuring options staff say would improve service delivery.
Allen said the city maintains more than 1,000 center lane miles of roadway, 168 city detention ponds, roughly 70 linear miles of ditches (the city reaches 9–15 miles annually), 49 parks, 21 non‑park facilities, and multiple cemeteries. Current responsibility is split across Central Services, Recreation & Parks, Engineering (including stormwater obligation) and supplemental RCCI crews and contractors.
To shore up service, administration proposes $800,000 for 2026: $450,000 to continue and expand engineering contracts and $350,000 as…
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