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Worthington Hills approves entrance landscaping project with TurfTenders
Summary
The commission unanimously approved TurfTenders' proposal to renovate the city's main entrance with a full-plant replacement and optional stone edging; commissioners emphasized irrigation coordination and a one-year plant warranty.
The Worthington Hills City Commission voted on May 19 to hire TurfTenders to renovate the city's main entrance landscaping, approving the contractor's full-replacement design with the optional rock edging discussed at the meeting.
Contractor David Santos of TurfTenders presented three options: a budget refresh, full replacement with low-maintenance drought-tolerant plantings, and a variant adding stone edging to keep river rock in place. Commissioners and staff discussed the condition of existing plantings (including crepe myrtles and arborvitae that several commissioners said block the sign), site irrigation and lighting, and the logistics of removing stumps and reusing landscape rock. Santos noted irrigation locations and wiring will influence final layout.
The commission moved to accept the proposal as presented, the motion was seconded, and a roll-call vote recorded "aye" from Mayor Mary Stone and every named commissioner (motion passed). The contractor and staff confirmed the installation timeline and warranty: the landscaping warranty for plants is one year, and TurfTenders estimated a two-to-three-week lead time for scheduling with work likely to begin a few weeks after contract execution.
Commissioners stressed two implementation items before construction: 1) coordinate with Evergreen (the firm that maintains irrigation) to mark irrigation heads and valves before digging, and 2) ensure lighting and underground wiring near the sign are not disrupted. Mayor Stone requested a contract be emailed to her for signature and reiterated the city's expense-approval workflow (contractor will submit a bill, the city will present it at a meeting for initialing, then process payment).
Cost estimates discussed during the meeting ranged in the transcript between about $11,679 and roughly $12,000 depending on options and whether arborvitae are removed; commissioners asked the contractor to finalize a printed estimate including tax and to coordinate the irrigation plan before work begins.
