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dublin
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1,200AcresofParkland
Dublinhasmore than1,200acresof parklandand100milesof bikepaths. In2013,much
workwas accomplished incontinuing tobeatify thecommunitywhile laying thegroundwork
for additional parks aswell as improvements toexistingparkland.. InMay, afield labwasheldby
TheOhioStateUniversity; 40 studentsparticipated inanarcheological dig to studyandpreserve
theHolder-Wright Earthwork.
ParkDevelopment
Installed2,100 feet of irrigationpipes atDarreeFields and2,860 feet of irrigationpipeatAveryPark.
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Addedapatio to theDublinCommunityRecreationCenter.
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Completed theconstructionof IGS
Park includingabikepath, benches, picnicnodes, and stabilized the streambanks.
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ReceivedOhio
Department ofTransportationandCityofDublinapprovals for theconstructionof EmeraldParkway
BridgeParkprovidingaccess to theSciotoRiver and stabilizing the riverbank.
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CoffmanPark
Expansionproject construction started.
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The$3.5Mproject includes landscaping, burying the
overheadutilities, realigning theoldPost Roadentrance for a smoother transition toCommerce
Parkway, installing threepedestrianbridges andgrading to removeany tracesof theoldPost Road
roadbed.
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SciotoPark stairswere improvedand the restroom renovationproject began.
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Improvements toCramersCrossingbeganandWellingtonPark improvementsweredesigned.
NatureEducation
Receivedour thirdconsecutive recertificationwith theNationalWildlife
Federation; Dublin remained theonlycommunity inOhiowith the
“CommunityHabitatCertification.
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Taught natureeducationclasses to
4,500participants.
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TheOhioCommunityWildlifeCooperativeheld its
third stateconferencewith100participants from61 local governments.
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Constructionof theDublinCommunityGardens and installationof
garden irrigationwas completed. Coordinated twoNeighborhood
RecyclingEventswithnearly13,000poundsdiverted from the landfill.
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Volunteers tended to150Bluebirdboxes anddedicated750hours
planting,mulchingand removing invasive species fromparks.
Forestry
InApril, EarthDaywas celebratedatDeer RunElementarySchool.
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Nearly3,000hourswasdedicated
toplanting treesonDublin’s streets, green spaces andmedians; 773 treeswereplantedand the
average sizeof thecaliper of the treewas 2”.
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EmeraldAshBorers continued to receiveattention
withbi-annual injections.
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Nearly540hourswere spent inspecting trees affectedby the sidewalk
replacement program; one fulltimeemployee spent almost fourmonths inspectingandcalculating
tree root loss.
Horticulture
40flatsof pansieswereplanted inHistoricDublin.
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Handled the installationof newor replacements
of 193 trees and340 shrubs.
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Mulched25parks andHistoricDublin;more than1,500yardsofmulch
was applied.
