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Dayton staff pitches Adopt-a-Park pilot: monthly volunteer visits, optional donor sign
Summary
A draft Adopt-a-Park program would ask volunteer groups to visit once a month for at least a year to pick up litter, report vandalism and coordinate pickups; an optional sign would cost about $90 and be installed by staff. Commissioners raised concerns about monitoring and sign aesthetics and expressed preliminary support.
At the Sept. 3 Parks Commission meeting, staff presented a draft Adopt-a-Park program that would let local groups adopt an available park and commit to monthly cleanups for a minimum of one year.
Under the draft, an adopting group would provide its own trash bags, collect litter and pile branches for city crews to pick up, and…
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