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  1. Fountain Expenses

    Associated Project(s): 
    Responsible Stewardship of Campus Land and Water

    Hi Ehab,

     

    A quick and random question as we have a potential naming opportunity (may be honorific) for the fountain adjacent to the Hallene Gateway and Alice Campbell Alumni Center.  Can you estimate the annual operating expense for the foundation, flower bed, etc?  If there is another appropriate source for this information, please feel free to pass along.  Thanks in advance for all your help.

     

    -- Barry

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    Hi Ehab,

     

    Please see the fountain maintenance costs for the past two years in the screen shots below and the information for the past 12 years in the spreadsheet in the attachment.

     

    Ryan Welch emailed and said, grounds spends around $16,000 annually on prepping, planting, fertilizing, watering, weeding, removing, disposing and purchasing flowers for the Hallene Fountain bed. 

     

    If you have further questions, please let us know.

     

    Thanks

    Mark

     

     

    FY21022-2023

    Actual Labor

    $21,262.42

    Actual Material

    $12,722.11

    Actual Equipment

    $120.00

    Actual Contract

    $0.00

    Actual Total

    $34,104.53

    Actual Hours

    $339.50

     

     

    FY2022-2023

    Actual Labor

    $34,144.82

    Actual Material

    $1,698.71

    Actual Equipment

    $180.00

    Actual Contract

    $0.00

    Actual Total

    $36,023.53

    Actual Hours

    $471.00

     

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    Thank you Mark. Is the $16k by Ryan’s team in addition to the $34k in FY21/22 and $36k in FY22/23? Or the total cost including Ryan’s team expenses is $34k in FY21/22 and $36k in FY22/23?

     

    Regards,

     

    Ehab

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    Yes, this is correct.

    Thanks

    Mark

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    Mark,

     

    Just to confirm, the total cost will be $50k for FY21/22 and $52k for FY22/23. Correct?

     

    Regards,

     

    Ehab

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    Yes that is correct, sorry Ehab hit sent to soon on last message. 

     

    Mark Barcus

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    Thank you Mark.

     

    Regards,

     

    Ehab

  2. Crop Sciences/ACES - Agronomy Days!

    Associated Project(s): 
    Responsible Stewardship of Campus Land and Water
    Sustainable Agricultural Practices
    Land and Water iCAP Team

    Crop Sciences/ACES is committed to sustainability and works hard to ensure our land is responsibly managed! They are hosting a series of Agronomy Days; events are free and open to the public though registration is encouraged to reserve your space. Agronomy Day field events will begin on July 22 and run through August 19; tours are held each Thursday from 9 AM - 12 PM. 

    Click here for more information and to register: http://agronomyday.cropsciences.illinois.edu/