SPRUCING UP AROUND TOWN

In addition to large-scale capital improvement projects (see Page 7), the Town Maintenance Services team performs regular work on parks, roadsides, and streets. This includes a few projects coming soon, and the annual winter moratorium closure.

Each year from December 1 to February 28, there is a moratorium closure for Town-maintained natural grass sports fields and the Canine Corral Dog Park at Hap Magee Ranch Park. This closure allows the grass to recover from heavy usage, and allows necessary projects to be completed more efficiently. In exchange for a few months of closures, the community enjoys well maintained facilities and improved amenities.

This year, new sod was installed in the large dog park area, along with additional bark mulch. Town maintenance crews also sanded and stained the benches, repaired fences, and made irrigation improvements. The baseball diamonds were graded and prepared for the start of the season, and all sports fields were aerated, seeded, and fertilized. Also coming soon are improvements to the playground at Oak Hill Park. In a project started in March, new playground features will be added, including some that are not found anywhere else in Danville. Look for this Capital Improvement Program project to be complete toward the end of summer.

Visit your favorite park this spring to see the improvements, or visit www.danville.ca.gov/parks for a list of all Town-maintained parks and sports fields.

Maintenance By The Numbers

Town infrastructure such as roads, facilities, and drainage systems are the most valuable assets managed by the Town. For instance, a recent assessment of the storm drain system estimated a value of $609 million. To get a better picture of the scale of this infrastructure and the maintenance performed through annual schedules and the Capital Improvement Program, here are some numbers to consider:

677,391 linear feet of storm drain pipe

4,372 storm drain inlets

696 storm drain access holes

$2.9 million annual investment in street pavement management

93 public streets to be treated in fiscal year 2022/23

100 potholes repaired annually (average)

350 potholes repaired in the months after New Year’s Eve storm 323 lane miles (lanes on streets multiplied by miles)