The Park & Tree Division continues to expand our BEE Green Wellesley initiative by replacing gas-powered equipment with cleaner, quieter, and safer battery-powered tools. The park areas where this equipment is utilized include the Police Station, Morton Park, the Tolles-Parsons Center, Central Park, Church Park, Post Office Park, and the Main Library. This equipment is used, when possible, in Fuller Brook Park as well. Our electric fleet includes two rider mowers, weed trimmers, push mowers, chainsaws, handheld blowers, and pole saws. This past fall we added 4 backpack blowers with a portable charging cell to our available Bee Green tool inventory. This equipment allows us to manage these parks as quietly and efficiently as possible. Every year advances are being made in electric landscaping equipment to improve power, battery life, and charging options. We encourage everyone to consider electric landscape equipment as the DPW plans to continue to expand our own fleet.
