| No. 32 |
Tuesday,
December 4, 2001 |
- Commissioner
Stern speaks at a Greenstreet ribbon cutting
celebration at 52nd Street and Avenue T in
Brooklyn at 12 PM today.
- Today at
10 am, Chief of Design, the Design directors,
the Assistant Chief of Management Services,
an Assistant to the Chief of Design, and an
Assistant to the First Deputy Commissioner
meet to discuss the status of all projects
currently in the design phase. The group will
focus on the percent complete of the drawings
for each project, recent developments for
each project, and Design's progress towards
the agency goal of transmitting $125,000,000
worth of projects by December 31, 2001.
- The design
has been completed for the project to reconstruct
a portion of the salt marsh at Saw Mill Creek
Marsh Park in Staten Island. A bid date is
pending legal review of the contract.
- Central
Forestry holds Asian Longhorned Beetle management
meeting. The management team is composed of
the USDA, State Agriculture and Markets, and
Parks. more
info
- The Tree
Trust meets with Greenstreet stewards in upper
Manhattan. This is a regular meeting to keep
the volunteers connected to their Greenstreets.
more
info
- Central
Recreation applies for funding from the Mellon
Foundation to support free citywide recreation
programs for New York City's Youth. These
programs include Learn to Swim, Millennium
Basketball Tournament, Environmental Education
Days, United State Youth Games, and Enhanced
After-School sites.
- The First
Deputy Commissioner's office submitted Hazardous
Substance Bulk Storage Applications to the
New York State DEC for Lasker Pool, Asser
Levy Pool, Jackie Robinson Pool and Thomas
Jefferson Pool. The permits allow Parks to
store chlorine tanks at our indoor and outdoor
pools.
- All districts
in Staten Island apply wood chips to shrub
beds this week. Wood chips add aesthetic quality
to the beds while protecting the shrub roots
during the winter.
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