Maintenance Director Tim Wysong details parks work, equipment needs and holiday plans

Maintenance Director Tim Wysong told the Charles Town Infrastructure Committee on Oct. 21 that crews completed nine CW Hall events during the reporting period and have been carrying out seasonal and repair work across city parks and facilities. “I delivered 58 trees to the community,” Wysong said, noting crews made two trips to Inwood to pick them up and planted them over the last reporting period.

Wysong listed short‑term maintenance activities: winterizing pool‑house bathrooms, installing two new tennis nets, power‑washing benches and repainting a mural, removing three hazardous trees (including one dead pine and two declining ash trees), repainting and adding crosswalk markings, and installing stop signs at a local intersection. He said crews ran a trial with a new leaf vacuum and should begin regular leaf pickup soon.

Wysong said crews received roof materials last week and expect the remainder of the materials to arrive mid‑week; he said a replacement roof would likely be installed within roughly two weeks of delivery. He also reported securing CW Hall for early voting by installing door hatches to enable room locks.

On equipment, Wysong and City staff said the city has ordered a new bucket truck with an expected 12‑month delivery time and has brokered an equipment exchange with a neighboring jurisdiction to acquire a pull‑behind jetter the city can use for stormwater line cleaning. “We’re gonna get their pull‑behind jetter,” Wysong said; staff will continue borrowing a mobile jetter until the swap is completed.

Chair and City Manager John Dissell praised the maintenance updates and asked committee members to share any additional concerns. The committee noted holiday preparations: crews will install seasonal banners and garland and prepare for the tree lighting and parade in early December.

The meeting moved on to unfinished business after the report; the committee adjourned at 5:08 p.m.