World Safety Day Recognition

City of Fort Pierce recognized our Public Works Department in April 2023 in observance of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, a global event instituted by the International Labour Organization, the only tripartite U.N. agency, celebrated annually since 1919. The purpose of this day is to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and how creating a safe and healthy culture can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries. As employers, we are responsible for ensuring that the work environment is safe and healthy and leading the creation of preventative measures. As employees, we are responsible for working safely, protecting ourselves, not endangering others and embracing implementation of new and established preventive measures.

In April, our Public Works staff was honored for all they accomplish while maintaining an outstanding safety record. Those that were injury and accident free for a year received congratulatory certificates presented by Mayor Linda Hudson and were eligible to be part of a raffle in which the City Manager gave away two Administrative Days off. Commissioner Curtis Johnson also attended the event and, together with Mayor Hudson, expressed their thankfulness for our Public Works team.

Mother Nature has been a BIG HELP so far this summer! The regular afternoon rain showers along with the higher temperatures this May-June have been a great addition to our weekly course maintenance. The fairways and tees have been spiked and have received their first chemical insect application which will go a long way to their improvement. The second application will take place in mid June. The organic liquid fertilizers that we have been applying to the fairways are doing a tremendous job and will be instrumental in our future success.

Thank you to our IT Department who were able to help us connect our new irrigation computer from RainBird. The new computer will have the latest software and it’s updates going forward which will allow the system to work more efficiently. The system will also be under warranty should we incur any damage from a lightning storm.

From a maintenance standpoint, we will continue to be VERY aggressive this summer in regard to improving our turfgrass and eliminating weeds. Our first greens aeration project was completed successfully in mid May and 30 days later we were back to 100%. Our second and final greens aeration is scheduled for early September depending on weather. The healthier that we can make the turfgrass, the more that alone will help to eliminate weeds.

Word of mouth is our greatest form of advertising, so we ask if you’ve played here and enjoyed the changes we’re making, please tell a friend….or two! If there’s something we can improve upon…tell US so we can keep getting better! We thank all of our members and guests for their support and we ask that you please “Like” and “Follow Us” on Facebook or Instagram to see almost daily updates on the golf course and our ongoing maintenance projects.