Trail Maintenance and Operation - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

The following budget was submitted for the Capital Area Greenbelt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Equipment & Donated
Labor Donated material cost equipment & Approximate
Maintenance Activity cost services materials cost for activity total annual
Resurface non-asphalt trail $2,000 $2,000 $3,500 $7,500
Grade non-asphalt trail $0
Pothole repair and other patches on
non-asphalt trail $1,000 $500 $1,500 $3,000
Snow removal from non-asphalt trail $0
Surface cleaning of non-asphalt trail $0
Keep trailside land clear of trash and debris $1,000 $1,000 $2,000
Mowing $2,000 $1,000 $2,000 $5,000
Leaf removal $0
Tree pruning $0
Tree removal $500 $800 $200 $1,000 $2,500
Invasive species removal $1,000 $500 $800 $2,300
Planting new vegetation $3,000 $2,000 $3,000 $8,000
Application of herbicides or pesticides $1,000 $300 $1,000 $2,300
Clearing of drainage channels and culverts $500 $200 $500 $1,200
Surface maintenance of parking areas $2,000 $1,000 $300 $1,000 $4,300
General maintenance of trailheads
(litter clean-up, etc.) $200 $100 $500 $800
Landscaping / gardening at trailheads $3,000 $2,000 $3,000 $8,000
Empty trash cans at trailheads $1,500 $2,000 $2,000 $5,500
Maintenance of stationary toilets
at trailheads (clean, empty, etc.) $0
Maintenance of portable toilets at
trailheads (clean, empty, etc.) $0
Empty trash cans along trail $0
Maintenance of stationary toilets
along trail (clean, empty, etc.) $0
Maintenance of portable toilets
along trail (clean, empty, etc.) $0
Maintenance of informational kiosks
(repairs, etc.) $0
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