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Grounds manager highlights rinks, playground fixes and volunteer partnerships in 2025 annual report
Summary
Grounds manager Greg Hooks told the Appleton City Parks & Recreation Committee that the grounds division added new pavilion and playground work, improved rinks (first time up before Christmas in a decade), addressed erosion and infield repairs and continues heavy reliance on volunteers and certified training.
Greg Hooks, the City grounds manager, told the Appleton City Parks & Recreation Committee that 2025 was a smooth year for park operations despite staffing challenges and a smaller seasonal applicant pool.
He said the grounds crew now includes six grounds coordinators and three grounds technicians and reported that two new coordinators were hired in 2025 to replace a retirement and a departure. "This was the first time we were able to get the rinks up before Christmas in a decade," Hooks said, crediting staff who volunteered third‑shift shifts to build ice early in the season.
Hooks described contracted and in‑house projects completed in 2025:…
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