About Us

Mission

The mission of the Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division is to provide operations, programs and maintenance relative to parks, recreation, cemetery, forestry and building maintenance.

Specifically, this office is responsible for the following:

• Coordination and support for special events.
• Maintenance and management of 160+ acres of Hope Cemetery including, but not limited to interment, monumentation and grounds maintenance.
• Maintenance and management of the City's sixty parks and playgrounds and four City beaches.
• Maintenance and management of the City's urban forest through scopes such as trimming, clean up of storm damage, condemned tree removals, contracted forestry services and tree plantings.
• Maintenance and repairs to public buildings (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.).
• Management of a comprehensive summer recreation program.
• Physical set-up for all City elections.

The Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division also provides staff and technical support to the Parks and Recreation Commission, Hope Cemetery Commission, GAR Memorial Hall and Memorial Auditorium Board of Trustees.