Turf Landscape Maintenance, 10,000
Sq. Ft. & Above
Winner:
City of Cedar Hill - Valley Ridge Park, Steve Meadors, Parks &
Recreation Director
Valley Ridge Park, one of
Cedar Hill’s most prized properties, opened in the fall of 1997.
The 164 acre park consists of 3 football fields, 4 softball
fields, 1 baseball field, 16 soccer fields, 1 outdoor
amphitheater, 2 ponds, 46 natural and undeveloped acres, 3
playgrounds, and 51 acres that will be developed over the next
10 years.
Thousands of Cedar Hill citizens and
those of the surrounding cities utilize the park annually, which
requires an extensive maintenance schedule. Because of its large
size and many diverse areas, each
area of the park requires a different annual maintenance
schedule and routine. Valley Ridge Park faces many challenges
that include balancing field usage, field maintenance and field
rest combined with unauthorized field usage. The Parks
Department has made it a priority to educate users of the park
of the rules in an effort to minimize the negative effects
patron traffic and usage can have on the turf.
The Mayor of Cedar Hill states: "The
City of Cedar Hill is renowned for its lush landscape and
beautiful scenery [because] the community has rated parks and
wildlife as a high priority for their quality of life. The City
Council has declared Beautification of the City as one of their
top priorities and in result of that, parks are always
maintained at premier standards. Citizens throughout the City,
as well as neighboring cities, are drawn to Cedar Hill every day
to recreate and have fun at Valley Ridge Park. It is
particularly utilized based on the fact that this park offers so
many amenities and activities for kids and adults alike to take
advantage of. Our staff work very hard and long on keeping
the parks in the City, and most particularly Valley Ridge Park,
beautiful and take deep pride in how well we are perceived by
citizens."
area of the park requires a different annual maintenance
schedule and routine. Valley Ridge Park faces many challenges
that include balancing field usage, field maintenance and field
rest combined with unauthorized field usage. The Parks
Department has made it a priority to educate users of the park
of the rules in an effort to minimize the negative effects
patron traffic and usage can have on the turf. 
top priorities and in result of that, parks are always
maintained at premier standards. Citizens throughout the City,
as well as neighboring cities, are drawn to Cedar Hill every day
to recreate and have fun at Valley Ridge Park. It is
particularly utilized based on the fact that this park offers so
many amenities and activities for kids and adults alike to take
advantage of. Our staff work very hard and long on keeping
the parks in the City, and most particularly Valley Ridge Park,
beautiful and take deep pride in how well we are perceived by
citizens."