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Parks maintenance reports repairs at ~82 sites; team used targeted root remediation and contractor change orders

Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Commission · March 6, 2026
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Parks maintenance outlined a fall minor-capital program that addressed roughly 82 asphalt/concrete sites across Mercer Island parks, highlighted site-specific root remediation strategies, a contractor change order, and measures taken to limit impacts to mature trees and preschool programming.

Parks maintenance staff told the Parks & Recreation Commission on March 5 that a fall minor-capital asphalt and concrete repair contract addressed roughly 82 sites across the city's park system.

Jane Frazee Dowd, a parks maintenance team member, said the work focused on safety and accessibility, responding to root intrusion and aging surfaces at pedestrian trails, ADA stalls, sidewalks and plazas. The team used change orders to add site-specific remedies, including foam underlay…

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