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Commission divided on park‑assessment reports; some members call it duplicative of maintenance

St. Helens Parks and Trails Commission · December 9, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners debated whether to continue a written park-assessment exercise. Some commissioners said the process duplicates maintenance work and creates extra paperwork; others said it gets commissioners into parks and surfaces issues staff might miss. Scott will investigate where reports are routed and the utility of the program.

Commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting debating whether to continue an experimental park‑assessment program in which commissioners visit assigned parks and file reports. Lynn urged ending the experiment, saying it “duplicates what maintenance already knows and does.”

Other members defended the assessments as a way…

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