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Burleson council backs adding part‑time plaza maintenance staff and directs RFQs for sweeping; considers compactor pilot
Summary
Parks staff described Old Town plaza maintenance gaps and proposed either hiring an additional part‑time worker or upgrading to a full‑time position; council favored adding part‑time coverage and directed staff to pursue RFQs for street sweeping and to investigate voluntary compactors/dumpster consolidation for Old Town.
Jen Basham, director of parks and recreation, told council on Jan. 5 that Old Town plaza maintenance has outgrown the original part‑time staffing model. Basham said two part‑time employees (19 hours each) now cover a large maintenance footprint and that routine and reactive tasks (restroom cleaning, turf fluffing, trash response, repair of benches and power washing) are not consistently completed.
Basham presented two main staffing options: hire a third part‑time employee (estimated at $16,796…
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