RESPONSIBILITIES

The Parks Maintenance Division is a highly active department with responsibilities that extend well beyond the parks. From lawn maintenance and grass mowing to flowerbeds and landscaping. The division maintains 20 baseball fields, 7 soccer fields, and the Memorial Park football field, and is also responsible for the irrigation systems throughout the city in flowerbeds and at city building sites. Division employees assist in setting up many community events and festivals, including playing Santa's helpers, decorating the city for Christmas. Parks Division employees also do building maintenance, maintain and operate Kennedy Pool, and of course, maintain 7 beautiful parks.

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GREAT PART-TIME/SEASONAL JOBS

Here's the Nuts and Bolts of getting to work for the City, doing a variety of work, and doing it with some really great people.

The City of Eastpointe is looking for seasonal workers for jobs in the Parks Maintenance Division. Working with the full-time staff, seasonal employees help maintain baseball fields, repair and improve parks, and assist with landscaping and lawn maintenance. Learn how to safely operate fun stuff like tractors and riding mowers, and how to use the right tool for fixing and repairing all kinds of things.

• Must be at least 18 years old with Driver's License
• Work 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
• Flexible hours while still in school
• Some scheduled overtime available
• $7.75 - $9.00 per hour

To apply, fill out an application at City Hall, Clerk's Office, 23200 Gratiot, Eastpointe, MI 48021.

The City of Eastpointe does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a medical condition or disability which is not job related.

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STAFF

The Parks Division is made up of the Parks Maintenance Supervisor, and four full time Parks Maintenance employees, and the Tree Inspector, and is supplemented by 13 seasonal employees during the busy summer season. Operations are handled out of the Parks Garage located at 17850 Ten Mile Rd.

Chris Delridge - Supervisor
John Sage - Parks Maintenance
Chuck Buffa - Parks Maintenance
Vacant - Parks Maintenance
Vacant - Parks Maintenance

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Numerous accomplishments over this last year include:

• Adopt-A-Flowerbed Program expanded to include most of flowerbeds on Kelly Road
• Projects with the assistance from the Community Kids Club from Oakwood Middle School including:
  • The Community Center landscape project
  • Kennedy Park Cleanup
  • Painting the Senior Center tennis practice wall
  • Children's Garden construction in the DDA
• Painting the Memorial bleachers with volunteers from the Tiger Cats, EDHS, city employees, and the mayor
• Completion of Memorial football field irrigation system

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Parks Division works with many community and athletic organizations on volunteer projects that benefit everyone. These projects range from rebuilding baseball fields to the building and planting of flowerbeds, to painting the bleachers at athletic fields, to the cleaning and raking of a neighborhood park.

If your organization or group, team or scout troop, or all the neighbors and kids would like to volunteer, please contact the Parks Division. Lists of projects are available and the Division is open to suggestions.

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SEASON DATES AND VOLUNTEERS DAYS - 2005

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ADOPT-A-FLOWERBED PROGRAM

The City of Eastpointe Department of Parks & Recreation plants and maintains numerous flowerbeds in parks, at city buildings, and on Kelly and Gratiot medians. You, your family, civic or athletic organization, school, or business can help with this beautification of Eastpointe by adopting a flowerbed.

At a spring workshop, you will be given guidance, suggestions, and lots of useful information to bring your colorful gardening ideas to life. You don’t need a green thumb, only a desire to make Eastpointe alive with color.

Contact the Parks and Recreation Office at 445-5088

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TREE SERVICE

The Public Works Division is responsible for the planting, trimming, and removal of trees located within the City right-of-way. If the tree is diseased or dying, the City will remove the tree and the remaining stump. Tree trimming is generally done systematically a section at a time throughout the City.

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