Building and Ground Maintenance

Public Works, Grounds Maintenance Division, has eleven employees including one (1) Supervisor and one (1) Lead man. This division is responsible for the maintenance of the city’s approximate 200 acres of open spaces, 38 miles of right of ways (including streets & ditches), weed control on 22 miles of City streets & ditches and the maintenance including mowing, edging and litter pick up along Maumelle Boulevard.

The annual operating budget is approximately $351,244 and is divided among these two divisions, as needed.

Grounds Maintenance Division has a fleet of:

• three mowers
• one backhoe
• two pick-ups
• one, one-ton dump truck
• five tractors
• one bush hog
• two utility trailers
• two finishing mowers
• one wood chipper
• one bucket truck
• one bobcat

The Grounds Maintenance Division maintains walking paths including litter pick up, weed eating, mowing, and sweeping when necessary. The Grounds Maintenance Division provides mowing and litter pick-up at the Courts Building, Fire Department, and Public Works.

In addition to the some of the city facilities, the Grounds Maintenance Division maintains three City owned parks including:

• Turtle Park
• Millwood Park
• Monarch Park

There are 22 right-of-ways and medians maintained by the Grounds Maintenance Division:

In general, the Public Works Grounds Maintenance division has responsibility for maintaining the grounds of all City-owned property and rights-of-ways. It is responsible for the following tasks:

• Seasonal mowing
• Weed eating
• Tree trimming
• Litter removal- approx 1320 gallons of trash picked up per week by litter crew
• Cleaning flowerbeds
• Mulching
• Clearing of brush
• Planting flowers, shrubs, etc.
• Graffiti abatement at park, tunnels, & open space locations
• Administers weed control for rights-of-way, traffic islands, and privately owned, vacant/neglected properties (upon request from Code Enforcement).
• Edges sidewalks and curbs on City properties
• Mows approximately 200 acres of turf within the city including open spaces & three parks
• Maintains 12 flower beds throughout the City
• Removes snow/ice from city wide facilities
• Provides herbicide spraying for weed control on 22 miles of City streets & ditches
• Edges &mows some street right of ways

The Grounds Maintenance Division has a Mosquito Control program which provides spraying, and larviciding control for mosquitoes city wide from Spring through Fall. The city is divided in 3 routes (north, middle, and south) for mosquito spraying. Every Thursday night, during this season, a scheduled route is run. The schedule repeats until the season ends.

During winter months (December – March), Grounds Maintenance Division performs preventive maintenance on lawn mowers and other small equipment.  All maintenance on lawn mowers is done in house.  By doing the preventive maintenance in house, it saves several thousands of dollars a year. There are times Grounds Maintenance Division is asked to cut trees or shrubs in medians or right-of-ways or move furniture for the different departments. They are often looked upon as the “helping hands” city wide.

FAQ’s

Building & Grounds Maintenance

Q. When will the right-of-way be mowed?

A. Please call 851-2812 for Public Works Operations. The right-of-way's are mowed according to schedule.

Q. How do I get a dead tree or dead tree limb on the right-of-way cut down?

A. Please call 851-2812. A work request will be made. The Grounds Maintenance Supervisor will investigate and return your call, if any questions.

Q. An intersection is blocked by bushes and tree limbs. Who do I call?

A. Please call 851-2812. A work request will be made. The Grounds Maintenance Supervisor will investigate and return your call, if any questions.

Q. Where do I report street lights out?

A. You have several options:

• You may go to the “Eyes on Maumelle” section on this website and complete a form there which is then emailed to the correct department or
• You may call Maumelle Public Works, Building Maintenance Division at 851-2812 for all city owned lights which are located along Odom Blvd., Diamond Park & Rolling Oaks Sports Complex.
• For all other lights in the city, please call planning and Zoning at 851-2500 which will fill out the form as required by Entergy to report.