Re-sodding: An Annual City Hall Tradition

Jon Willing - July 17th, 2014

A picture of City Hall on July 17, 2014 after workers covered the damaged lawn with more sod.

More sod went down at City Hall this week after the annual Great Grass Slaughter at 110 Laurier Ave.

The Jazzfest tent destroyed the grass.

Actually, the lawn is usually beat up at least twice a year: During the winter from the Rink of Dreams traffic, and during Jazzfest.

One thing theyre going to try and do at Lansdowne Park is keep stages and other pieces of big equipment on the porch outside Aberdeen Pavilion. No one wants to see the new grass on the Great Lawn ruined.

As for City Hall, I dont know what the long-term solution will be. Maybe re-sodding is it.

Vacation alert: Starting Friday, Im off for a couple weeks on vacation. Ill be back in early August, so dont expect much action on the blog in the meantime. Hope youre enjoying the summer.

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Re-sodding: An Annual City Hall Tradition