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Some politicians are growing concerned about an annual event outside their City Hall office windows.
The grass around the Rink of Dreams gets destroyed over the winter, forcing the city to dig up the eyesore and install fresh sod. Piles of sod were around the rink last week as workers toiled in the heat to make the front of the building look lush again.
River Coun. Riley Brockington said he plans to submit a written inquiry to staff at the end of the community and protective services committee on Thursday to find out what’s happening.
Brockington said he wants to know how much the grass installation costs taxpayers and if there’s anything else the city can do, besides ripping and replacing each spring.
The summer treatment of the Rink of Dreams has been somewhat of a talker since the first season in 2012. To be fair to the city, the colourful Muskoka chairs and picnic tables are big improvements from the original treatment of standard park picnic tables.
And, more groups have rented the front of City Hall to hold events, including all the food fests you can possibly imagine.
Still, there’s something that feels missing from the landscape around the concrete pad.
As for the sod, the alternative to not replacing the grass would be to let it rot and brown over the summer, and that’s not going to fly, either.
So, the city replaces the grass, or it can pave over the rest of it.
There must be some creative ideas.
Well, you know, the city might have some extra artificial turf kicking around soon.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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The grass around the Rink of Dreams gets destroyed over the winter, forcing the city to dig up the eyesore and install fresh sod. Piles of sod were around the rink last week as workers toiled in the heat to make the front of the building look lush again.
River Coun. Riley Brockington said he plans to submit a written inquiry to staff at the end of the community and protective services committee on Thursday to find out what’s happening.
Brockington said he wants to know how much the grass installation costs taxpayers and if there’s anything else the city can do, besides ripping and replacing each spring.
The summer treatment of the Rink of Dreams has been somewhat of a talker since the first season in 2012. To be fair to the city, the colourful Muskoka chairs and picnic tables are big improvements from the original treatment of standard park picnic tables.
And, more groups have rented the front of City Hall to hold events, including all the food fests you can possibly imagine.
Still, there’s something that feels missing from the landscape around the concrete pad.
As for the sod, the alternative to not replacing the grass would be to let it rot and brown over the summer, and that’s not going to fly, either.
So, the city replaces the grass, or it can pave over the rest of it.
There must be some creative ideas.
Well, you know, the city might have some extra artificial turf kicking around soon.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
查看原文...
