The Department is responsible for all CBJ landscaped areas except for School District grounds. All pruning, weeding, mowing, fertilizing, and watering functions are performed by the Department. The Department is also responsible for the maintenance and operation of Evergreen Cemetery. In addition to overseeing a mowing contract, the Department performs all burials and headstone installations, maintains all cemetery burial records, and assists the public in locating interred relatives. Many neighborhoods take pride in their parks and are quick to inform maintenance personnel when problems arise.
Playgrounds are focal points of mini and neighborhood parks.
These playgrounds help develop valuable motor-skills in young children. Community Parks Community parks are centered around sports field complexes and they receive intensive use. Sports fields receive intensive daily use, from early April to October. Recent expansion of School District sports programs and other youth sports, and a general population increase have contributed to the heavy use of local fields. Community parks also serve the local population with several covered picnic facilities.