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Kenai Parks reports arrivals of flowers, Community Cleanup Day and seasonal hiring
Summary
Parks staff told the Beautification Commission that flowers have arrived for planters, announced Kenai Community Cleanup Day on April 25, confirmed Planting Day for May 30 and Kite Festival June 6, and said the department is hiring seasonal PU fishery and part-time rec-center staff.
At the April 14 Beautification Commission meeting, Director Best of Parks and Recreation reported that annual flowers have arrived and staff are staging plants in greenhouses for summer planters. "All of our flowers have arrived," Best said, noting greenhouse logistics after a cold March.
Best announced Kenai Community Cleanup Day will be held April 25 at 9:00 a.m. at a library hub with supplies and refreshments; staff will provide trash bags, vests and grabbers, and will pick up filled bags left inside city limits. "Kenai Community Cleanup Day... next to the library with a white tent with trash bags and everything on April 25th at 9:00 a.m.," Best said.
The department is hiring PU fishery positions (short summer assignments with intensive shifts) and part-time, year-round recreation center attendants; Best said staff will promote openings at an upcoming job fair. He encouraged volunteers and groups to request trash kits year-round.
Planting Day is scheduled for the Saturday after Memorial Day (identified as May 30), with a cookout at the firehouse; the Kite Festival will be June 6. Best reminded the commission that park bathroom water is usually turned on around Memorial Day when nighttime freezing has passed.
Staff and commissioners discussed scheduling a greenhouse tour as a work session before the May meeting so members can see plant staging. No votes were taken; the announcements were informational.
