Category Archives: December 2005

Everything H2O Q&A

Q: What kind of caulking are people using in their pool to seal the expansion joints on the floors as well as the walls? A: We are presently using Seka Flex 1a and Seka Flex 1sl. This seems to be … Continue reading

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Parks & Playgrounds Q&A

Q: Have you seen the need for a separate small dog area in dog parks? A: No. I have seen several dog parks with separate small dog areas included and have never seen a dog in them, but I have … Continue reading

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Sports & Fitness Q&A

Q: How can you organize a citywide campaign to get healthier? A: First of all, decide on one mission and involve everyone you can. In 2002, the Mayor’s Fitness Council was developed in collaboration with ChicagoWorksout, which is Mayor Richard … Continue reading

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Q&A 2005

Our end-of-the-year compilation of questions and answers is always a big hit, particularly since so many of the Q&As have universal application. Furthermore, the following Q&As represent a year’s worth of troubleshooting and lessons learned, often the hard way, hands-on, … Continue reading

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Time

So here we are again, presenting our year-end issue. It seems like just yesterday that we started publishing Parks & Rec Business (we’re actually in our fourth year). Yeah. I know. The “seems like yesterday” line is a bit of … Continue reading

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