The primary duty of the Park division is to maintain 120 acres in 16 parks, the clean and repair of 75 picnic tables, the maintenance of 15 buildings, five restrooms, and eight wooden shelters. The Park division performs electrical and plumbing, pick up refuse at all parks, and tree removal. It is the Park divisions responsibility to maintain playground equipment, fertilize ball diamonds and soccer areas, and to take care of parking lots, driveways, and tennis courts. There is approximately five miles of protective fencing, plowing of snow in parking area and ice skating ponds to maintain. Memorial trees are available on the bike path and at Empire and Northeast Park.
Reservations are available for the shelters at several of the parks.
Butterworth Lagoon 1 shelter with fireplace 3 swing benches Tables Ice skating and sledding during winter Empire Park Located on the west side of Route 84 along the Mississippi River at the City of East Moline and Village of Hampton boarder. Memorials Memorial trees and benches with bronzed plaques and engraved picnic tables are available at Empire Park, Northeast Park and along the bike path.