The Division is responsible for the maintenance of 650 acres of parkland which includes 52 park and open space areas, 17 miles of trails, more than 50 landscaped sites and more than 386 acres of forested lands. Routine maintenance and repairs are made to playground equipment, athletic fields (10), basketball (19), tennis (18) and street hockey courts (2), skateboard facilities (2); shelters (10), fencing, trails, foot bridges, buildings, pools (2) and parking lots (11). The Division also performs tree, turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice removal at City buildings, park sites and downtown parking lots; oversees the removal of creek blockages and contracted tree work, conducts regular inspections of all facilities and areas to identify maintenance needs, and provides support services to the recreation division for programs and events and other City departments as needed.
