West U Crew Leader Jeff Trahan and Park Technician Chris Walton have been working on completing the landscaping around the Community Center.
West U city staff is finishing up the Community Center landscaping project, which should be complete today.
Crew Leader Jeff Trahan designed a new landscaping concept for the facility and has been overseeing the project.
Trahan, along with Park Technician Chris Walton and a temporary crew, have made improvements to the irrigation system, cleaned out the area and made it ready to plant.
The crew was putting down mulch on Thursday as well as scrubbing the sidewalks and putting decomposed granite on the walking paths around the building.
Some of the plants that were installed include bat-face cuphea, “the bride” and blue daze.
Trahan started working for the city in May and has a background in landscaping.
He designed the concept for the project on the computer, which showed how many of each species was needed.
The city has used a landscape architecture firm in the past to design projects, but having Trahan on staff has eliminated that cost to the city.
Parks and Recreation Director Tim O’Connor told InstantNewsWestU last week that the city has already realized at least $8,000 in savings because of Trahan’s experience in irrigation, design and planting.
The project is estimated to cost $7,500 and comes out of the Parks and Recreation Department’s operating budget.
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- West U Crew Leader Jeff Trahan and Park Technician Chris Walton have been working on completing the landscaping around the Community Center.
