This division is responsible for the maintenance of all athletic fields and recreational facilities in the town. These areas cover over 65 acres in over 42 different locations. The division maintains 21 baseball/softball fields, 8 tennis courts, 7 basketball courts, 16 playgrounds, 1 track, and the beach. The division is responsible for trash collection at all the fields, play grounds and parks. The division maintains all the ornamental lighting downtown and in South Natick, grinds stumps, plants, trees and shrubs; plants and maintains
15 flower gardens; repairs and maintains all park benches; replaces flags; lines fields for sporting events; erects and dismantles goal posts; cuts roadside brush, and performs limited tree pruning. Also, the division starts up, maintains, and winterizes 7 irrigation systems, and aerates, overseeds, and fertilizes all of the locations. The division is also responsible for the maintenance of all public shade trees. This division consists of eight employees.
ASIAN LONGHORN BEETLE UPDATE AUGUST 13, 2009
URGENT MESSAGE
The Asian Longhorn Beetle adults have emerged in the Worcester area. Most of you have heard through the news media how serious a pest this is. Experts now believe the ALB has been in the Worcester area for at least 10 years.
The ALB does fly a little but does not move great distances on its own. The chances of it having been spread by people in contaminated wood or on vehicles over these past 10 years are high.
Tree Wardens across the state are asking their residents to be on the lookout for the adult beetles. If they have established themselves in an area other than Worcester, we need to find them and eradicate them.
If you are not sure what to look for you can go to;
Both sites have excellent links and information.
If you even think you have found something that looks like ALB, grab it, save it, and call 508-647-6558, or any of the numbers on the web sites.
No calls are frivolous. I hope every call I get is a false alarm.
John Cunniff MCA
Tree Warden
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