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Springfield Parks outlines terrace upkeep plan, cites $308,000 routine budget and $21,000 for hardscapes
Summary
Parks staff told the Maintenance & Development subcommittee terraces will be mowed weekly during peak season, with limited hardscape weed work contracted to Yellowstone Landscape; Parks said it has $308,000 for terrace maintenance and about $21,000 for hardscape treatments this year.
Tom Ash, executive director of Springfield Parks, told the city’s Maintenance and Development subcommittee that terrace care is handled by the Parks Department and limited by current budget constraints. "Hardscapes, we have twice a year, we have about $21,000 for the hardscapes," Ash said during the meeting.
Parks staff said the city has about 190 terraces; routine terrace maintenance is budgeted at roughly $308,000 for the year, and the department contracts Yellowstone Landscape to perform…
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