landscape plans at the Administration Building and at the Murrysville Community Center.
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Removed trees, dug out and poured footer, backfilled area.
Community and Senior Center: 1. Assisted with the interior renovations. 2. Built new parking lot behind the
Center to help with overflow parking. 3. Assisted with the new landscaping. 4. Built a new wire cage in the supply room for the Recreation Department’ s use.
Park Projects:
Continuous mowing of all parks; however, contracted services were obtained for the maintenance of some green areas and the Administration Building to free up the Public Works crews to perform maintenance work in the parks.
Westmoreland Parks Rails to Trails Project: 1. Dug and poured new footers for bridge. 2. Finished removing rails and ties. 3. Installed six( 6) new pipes. 4. Mowed trail.
Infield Maintenance: Significant man hours were expended in 2016 and resulted in aesthetically pleasing infields, as well as increased functionality of the infields.
Turf Maintenance at Murrysville Community Park: The Department aerated and seeded all soccer and baseball fields; fertilized in the spring and in the fall. This was the fifth year the Municipality contracted out the Turf Maintenance at Murrysville Community Park, which has proven to be a worthwhile program. The Department began a turf maintenance program for the front of the Administration Building.
Bear Hollow Park: Replaced water line going to the fountain due to a leak.
Townsend Park: 1. Replaced the backstop at Field # 1. 2. Installed a new retaining wall at Field # 1. 3. Planted two( 2) new trees at Field # 1. 4. Planted seven( 7) new trees in the old legion garden area. 5. Installed two( 2) new horseshoe pits in the old legion garden area.
Chambers Park 1. Removed old tot lot equipment and timbers. 2. Prepped for newly installed tot lot equipment.
3. Contracted out to have cracks repaired and entire courts re-painted and re-lined.
Murrysville Community Park Wetlands and Dog Park: Installed new benches.
Murrysville Community Park Wetlands: 1. Worked on bank stabilization. 2. Replaced signs. 3. Replaced boards on Observation Rail.
Sardis Park: 1. Built new horseshoe pits and a new fire ring area. 2. Installed a new fence on Field # 2. 3. Rebuilt the bleachers on Field # 2.
Staymates Cabin and Barn: Began grubbing out areas between driveway and Staymates Court.
Pleasant Valley Park:
To allow for replenishment of the meadows, there is a rotating mowing schedule for three sections of Pleasant Valley Park, covering a three-year period. One section is mowed per year and the Department mowed the third meadow in 2016. In 2017, the rotation will begin again.
Murrysville Community Park Projects: 1. Planted 53 new trees. 2. Built a new paved walking trail( approximately two [ 2 ] miles). 3. Installed underdrain to help Field # 1. 4. Paved area around Field # 4 concession. 5. Painted the storage building. 6. Installed a new porch on rear of Sears House. 7. Prepped soccer fields for Kick-It Tournament. 8. Prepped Field Nos. 4 and 5 for baseball tournament.
Park Maintenance:
With the hiring of summer help, the Department worked in each park: Painting, staining, and repairing of structures and equipment was performed.
Assisted the Recreation Department with the following events: 1. Community Day. 2. Chili OktoberFest. 3. Night of Lights. 4. Wounded Warrior Walk.
In closing, 2016 was an incredibly productive year due to the dedication of the professional Public Works crew. In 2017, the Department will focus on the Roads Scholar Program for the entire crew( the Roads Scholar Program provides an opportunity for municipal employees to be trained by Pennsylvania’ s Local Technical Assistance Program [ LTAP ] professional team in the latest roadrelated technologies and innovations. The program provides a professional certification to municipal employees and officials who attend ten [ 10 ] LTAP workshops within a three-year period). Without the Department’ s highlymotivated team, Public Works would not be able to accomplish all that it does. urrysville MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE NEWS
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