By Marcus Uhe
The onset of spring and prime conditions for vegetation growth threatens to rear its ugly head again for residents in the City of Casey.
The municipality was dogged last summer by overgrown grass and delays in the maintenance schedule on the back of extreme weather conditions in October and November, which were compounded by equipment problems and staffing issues faced by contractors engaged to complete the works.
Manager for city presentation David Richardson has announced contractors are still experiencing staff shortages and that sub-contractors have been called upon to assist during what is traditionally a challenging period for park maintenance.
“We have been working with our contractors to improve the frequency of Casey’s park maintenance,” Mr Richardson said.
“The majority of parks are now on a three-week schedule with the main road reserves going out to a five-week schedule.
“Parks that are missed in the schedule are prioritised to be cut in the next mowing cycle. Hence the frequency of park cutting will be improved from last spring.
“This is always a difficult time of year for park maintenance. The parks can also be too wet to access on the scheduled mowing week and hence miss a cycle while the grass continues to grow.”
