parks & facilities Contact: Gary Schussler, Parks Superintendent (937) 296-2486 • [email protected] Barry Sanders, Parks Manager (937) 296-2486 • [email protected] Matt Byrd, Parks Manager (937) 296-2486 • [email protected] Rebecca Rine, Parks Clerk (937) 296-2486 • [email protected] LIVING TREE PROGRAM The Living Tree Program is designed for those persons or organizations desiring to commemorate a particular event by planting of a tree and a bronze plaque. This event might be an anniversary, birthday, wedding, birth, reunion, graduation, retirement or death of a loved one. A person or group chooses a tree from a designated list. The tree will be planted by the Parks Division. You may call Rebecca Rine at 296-2486 and request a fact sheet be mailed or faxed to you. The fact sheet may also be downloaded from the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts website, playkettering.org. Registration: Interested persons or groups must order and pay for a tree in the Parks Maintenance Center at 3170 Valleywood Drive in Kettering. Planting: The tree will be planted in Kettering on public land including parks, medians, churches, hospitals or public buildings. The tree may not be planted on residential property, businesses or other areas private in nature. The donor may request a particular planting site, which will be followed if possible. The Parks Manager may make necessary changes. The Lincoln Park Civic Commons area is fully planted. Other areas should be selected. Timeline: Applications for trees submitted between September 1 and January 31 should expect a spring planting. Applications received between February 1 and September 1 should expect a fall planting. An effort will be made to contact the donors when the tree is planted and/or the plaque is installed. PARKS MAINTENANCE CENTER ....................296-2486 3170 Valleywood Drive, Kettering, OH 45429 Monday – Friday ............................................. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. CITIZEN TREE PLANTING PROGRAM To encourage the planting of quality street trees throughout Kettering, a limited number of trees are available to Kettering residents. These trees are offered on a first-come, first-served, shared- cost basis. The trees are available to Kettering residents, businesses, churches and others, but will be limited to one tree per person, per address. The trees are planted by the Parks Division with all further maintenance being the responsibility of the owner. Registration: Interested Kettering residents or property owners can sign up for a tree in person at the Parks Maintenance Center. Payment must be made at the time of registration. You may call and have a fact sheet mailed or faxed to you. The fact sheet may also be downloaded from the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department website, playkettering.org. Type of Trees: Trees offered will be selected each season based on availability and horticultural trends. They will include a choice of large shade tree, medium shade tree or smaller ornamental tree. Contact Rebecca Rine at 296-2486 for price information. Timeline: Applications for trees submitted between September 1 and January 31, should expect a spring planting. Applications received between February 1 and September 1, should expect a fall planting. YARD DEBRIS DROP-OFF PROGRAM Residents can dispose of their yard debris (other than grass clippings) at the Yard Debris Drop-off site located at 1840 Woodman Center Drive between Dorothy Lane and Woodman Drive. Open the first Monday in March through the first Saturday in December Monday – Friday, 3 – 8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed the remainder of the year, on holidays and during inclement weather. Brush, limbs and trimmings should be cut to 6 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter. Items exceeding these specifications will be refused. Smaller trimmings may be placed in trash cans or on tarps. Materials that will not be accepted include grass clippings, thatch, sod, dirt, rocks, concrete and building and construction materials. No material may be left at the site after the stated hours of operation. The Yard Debris Drop-off program is operated by the City of Kettering Street Department. For a recorded message on this program, call 296-3255. Yard Debris Pick-up Your trash hauler, Waste Management, will pick up your yard debris if it is contained in their trash toter and placed at the curb. For further information on Waste Management’s program, call 1-866-263-6445. For more information, call 937.296.2486. photo by Gary Roeckner playkettering.org 73 PARKS PROGRAMS
