Can we please re-visit our policies on grass cutting and spraying of weeds in Guelph. As a proud Guelphite, it is disappointing to drive around our city and see so many weeds. LP
Category: Weeds
Projects and weather conditions
A decision was made by staff on Saturday to close Speedvale Avenue from Victoria Road to Stevenson Street due to unsafe road conditions caused by inclement weather. With weather warnings for the next 3 days indicating extensive rain and winds, keeping the road open would make the condition of the road worse. A detour route […]
GJR Weed Control Notice
Attached is a notice that will be placed in the City section of the Tribune next week. The product is similar to potato starch left in your pot when you boil potatoes. This test will allow field verification as to effectiveness as well as application rates and survivability from one year to the next. Staff […]
Council to get update on condition of sports fields
The following article appeared in the June 18 edition of the Guelph Mercury. Correction note: This report will be presented to the Operations/Transit committee at 5pm on Monday June 20. Heavy rains and warm temperatures have left the city’s sports fields with long, thick grass that’s not ideal for most sports. But Alan Gould, the […]
Wolfond Park on Saturday
Wolfond Park Clean Up this Saturday 9 am till Noon *weeding, mulching, re-tagging, counting of tree plantings *we will knock down the Japanese knotweed and make more space for the dogwoods that are beginning to thrive there. *a request has been made for assistance weeding the flower garden at the south end. This garden is not […]
Clippings or "make hay when the sun shines"
This is a good shot. I don’t think everyone understands the implications for our Operations department when we can’t cut according to cycle. Staff
From Ward 4's Castlebury Park
These pictures were taken in Castlebury Park and sent to Councillor Guthrie. Staff have provided a response. I spoke to the Supervisor of Turf and Sports Fields, and confirmed staff cut Castlebury on May 9th, and returned on May 24th and the 30th, only to have to call off cutting due to the park being […]
More on long grass in the park
During the 2011 budget discussions, reductions were made to park’s maintenance staffing. Has this decision impacted staff’s ability to meet our turf 10 day standard or is weather the overwhelming factor here? Reductions to staffing were made as part of the 2010 budget process—-we lost (10) students from our seasonal staffing complement, and then as […]
Long grass in our parks
The following staff correspondence was received in response to a resident’s concern about current turf conditions in Dakota Park. The response is applicable to virtually all City of Guelph’s parks and greenspaces, as we collectively deal with a most unusual spring. ian With the inordinate amount of rain, staff have been working additional overtime to try to keep-up with […]
grass cutting
I am wondering if the city has quit cutting grass as well as spraying for weeds. The parks are a DISGRACE !!! St George’s Park has weeds(dandelions) standing almost a foot high (unless you finally cut it in the last 3-4 days). I don’t blame people for being upset when they try to keep their property […]