Shopierehuh your ignorance is evident enough for me to not feel the need to push my feelings further. I didn't know by commenting on a post written by someone else about my city was me being passionate about my feelings. What about your scouring the local news commenting on city issues of which your no part of? To me your opinion doesn't matter. Now Im going to go search this thing called the web because thanks to you I've learned its worldwide........duh.

LovinIt, so you went to the park and were too selfish and lazy to pick up the trash you saw all over the ground. But you were so troubled about it, you complained on the internet. Wow! You are really a civic minded soul aren't you? You care very deeply about these things, don't you? Who in * do you think you are to tell someone their opinion is not relavant? This blog goes outside of Janesville, therefore it is subject to opinions from anywhere in the world. You intend to say just about anything to justify your actions, that is obvious.

I did find it a tad bit sad that I had to ask my newly-potty-trained 3 year old to "hold it" while we drove to the nearest gas station...

Shopierehuh, not from Janesville, opinion not relevant.

The city is pretty dumb when it comes to managing anything. Why I can walk my dog on the trails now and not after May 15th makes no sense at all. Why no one is taking care of the parks now makes no sense. I bet more dog walkers use the trails than bicyclists. They are usually trashed not by dogs but by people. They should be ready now.....take advantage of the weather, not a certain date....that is idiotic...wait to clean up trash...wow.

I don't see why they can't at least send someone out to clean up the trash.

I do not live in Janesville, I do not use the parks in Janesville. I very seldom go to Janesville. Not by any strech of the imagination could anyone think that it is my resposibility when residents of Janesville and users of the parks see a bad mess that they could easily remedy and they do nothing. Oh wait you complained on the internet about it. An upstanding citizen, I am sure.

Shopierehuh - No I didnt. I guess I should assume I should should empty my trunk of all the things I use to perform my daily job to carry around trash bags and leave room to clean up the trash of other irresponsible people and an inflexible city whos budget I contribute to by paying taxes.

I am no less irresponsible for not picking it up than you are now knowing about it and not doing anything about it.

Gandalf hit it on the head. As I drove by Blackhawk on friday or saturday afternoon, I could not believe that there were no golfers on the course. There is poor management involved there. This could be the problem of "outsourcing" the course management, but it is obviously not the best system this year.

"..it couldn't hurt to send someone out to empty a trash at minimum!! The trashes at Palmer park are literally overflowing and all over the ground! -LovinIt @6:20pm

Did you pick the trash up and dispose of it properly or did you leave all over the ground and complain about it on the internet?

"Workers usually begin mowing the third week in April, although it might be sooner this year because of the warm weather, Presny said."
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How can you start mowing early? A schedule is a schedule.

Hey maybe since the city saved so much this year from lack of salting/plowing it couldn't hurt to send someone out to empty a trash at minimum!! The trashes at Palmer park are literally overflowing and all over the ground! I mean shame on you people who left your trash there good and well knowing there was no room, but come on Janesville. You've got tons of money for new trash cans but not cant afford to send someone to pick up trash at the park?

The parks are operating on a normal schedule. It's not the city's fault that the weather isn't.
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bbballchick, you should realize you're essentially saying those are jobs that should be done for free. The fact is that getting that many workers together and organizing them on a regular schedule is nearly impossible. I know because I am a volunteer and any given one of these groups has enough struggle to schedule a few work days per year. You're talking about replacing jobs done by people who are around 40 hours a week. I think you need to adjust your starry-eyed expectations.
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I do, however, encourage anyone who wants to form a Friends of ____ Park group to do so. There are precedent for Riverside and Rockport parks, and working out an agreement with the city should be possible. These groups can do things like maintain trails, clear brush, remove invasive species, and raise money for facilities improvements. All of this helps the parks.

Trash containers should be out year-round --- the parks are used twelve months a year.

carl dont be so stupid

Like friends of Riverside park we should have friends of park restrooms, Then the job will get done and restrooms open when needed. Maybe we should just take over all the parks and fire presny.

county parks are open now...go there to wait it out :)

Janesville - The City of PART-TIME Parks.

Thanks to the cutbacks, I wonder who caused this. Vote him out. June 8th I believe is the date to do so.

Ok so the summer park employees are moved to other departments during the off season where they salt & plow so they are unable to be moved back to work at the parks. Hmmm, something tells me they aren't too busy with salting or plowing.

How about letting volunteers help with basic park maintenance such as cleaning restrooms, raking, cleaning up branches, and grass cutting. It's a win - win for taxpayers and people that utilize the park.