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Superintendent outlines staffing needs, parking fixes and streetscape progress
Summary
The superintendent reported staff shortages and infrastructure work: Poolesville Days planning, completion of a salt building phase, need for additional parks personnel, proposed in‑house parking improvements at Hughes Road, and continued coordination with the State Highway Administration on rumble strips and curve safety outside town.
At the July 8 Parks Board meeting the superintendent delivered an operations update covering staffing, infrastructure projects and road-safety work with state partners.
He said Poolesville Days planning is underway and the town will meet with police, fire and other agencies on July 28 to finalize security and logistics. He reported completion of the first phase of a salt building and that additional storage pads and an enclosed building are due by the end of the month to support growing departmental needs.
On staffing, the superintendent said the parks-and-streets division is seeking full-time employees and has experienced roughly a 30% personnel loss in some functions; he asked commissioners and residents to share candidate leads and said a hiring notice has been posted.
Regarding field and parking improvements, staff proposed noncontracted in‑house work to flatten part of the right-of-way along Hughes Road and install pipe and fill dirt to create roughly 10 parking slots, relieving on-street parking during practice days. The superintendent said he will measure the site and return with a plan at the next meeting or parks visit.
On streetscape and traffic safety, commissioners said the State Highway Administration has milled and repainted rumble strips and added 25 mph pavement markings at a hazardous curve outside town. The board reported five accidents at that curve since January and said they will continue sharing data with SHA and county partners; the superintendent said reflectors for utility poles may require permission from utility owners and will take more time.
The superintendent praised staff and summer programs for steady operations while noting the workload and the need for additional personnel to maintain town facilities.
