Parks Division
John A. Timm, Parks Superintendent
City Tree
Pamphlet
The Parks Division maintains eight
major parks and twenty-nine smaller parks, which together total 2,300 acres, as
well as designated horticultural medians, the Elizabeth Park horticultural
displays and greenhouse, 70 athletic fields, including Cronin Field, five
cemeteries, 20,000 street trees, and the I-84 decks (New Ross Park).
The
division facilitates and/or staffs approximately 275 special events annually in
parks, as well as other venues citywide. Parks also provides direct
services to the Board of Education athletic events, including field preparation
and maintenance and staffing.
Burials are performed by this division on an
ongoing basis at the four active cemeteries, including Soldiers' Field. Other
duties include beach maintenance at Batterson Park and indoor plant and floral
displays at municipal offices and buildings citywide.
The Forestry Unit of the
Parks Division maintains all city street trees as well as the
specimen and forest trees in all parks, playgrounds and recreation areas.
Snow
and ice removal are also performed by this division at the following locations:
sidewalks and parking lots at city buildings, police substation walks and
parking lots, city run daycare facilities and all recreation center walks and
parking lots. This is in addition to parks, playgrounds, playscapes and
regularly maintained areas.
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