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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
FROM:
Dale Gregory, Park Superintendent ~
DATE:
October 16, 2000
SUBJECT: Park and Trail Maintenance Report
Duc to the beautiful weather, we have been able to complete a number of jobs this
fall. Below you will see our recent projects.
We contracted with Plehal Blacktopping to overlay approximately one mile of
existing trails and with Blacktop Repair Serviccs to resurface thc tennis courts at
North Lotus Lake Park.
We have completed our fall fertilizing of all parks along with shutting down all
sprinkler systems and bloxving them out for the winter.
A chain link fence has been installed along thc northeast side of thc in-linc skating
park to keep kids away from thc school area.
STS (Sentence to Serve) people have been helping us put togcther a number of
benches that will be installed at BluffCreek Elementary ball ficlds for the bull
playpens.
'Work has been started on thc community garden just off Santa Vera Drive.
Leveling of thc garden area, along with installation of a water hydrant and mulch
will be completed this fall.
We are currently working on cleaning up the area and getting rid of thc old storage
shed at Lake Ann Park in preparation for thc new park storage shed.
This year was a big year for tree planting in several parks and at the Chanhasscn
Recreation Center. Enclosed you will find a separate report on all locations and
types of trees planted. Also, all trees have been watered well and wood chip
mulch put around them.
FALL 2000 TREE PLANTINGS
City Center Park:
Bluff Creek Trail:
Round House Park:
Stone Creek Park:
Wilson's Nursery- 1 ~" Trees
6 Oak Trees
5 Hackbcrry-
3 Sugar Maple
4 Linden
3 Red Autmm~ Spire Maplc
1 Sugar Maple
2 Sugar Maple
2 Oak
1 Hackbcrry
I Red Autumn Spire Maple
1 Linden
I Linden
1 Oak
I Hackberry
John Vinkemier Tree Spade - 3 'A" - 4" Trees
Lake Ann Beach:
Sugar Maplc
Oak
Lake Ann Turn-a-Round Area:
1 Oak
I Maple
Meadow Green Park:
I Sugar Maplc
I Oak
South Lotus Park:
1 Sugar Maple
I Pin Oak
Carver Beach Park:
2 Sugar Maple
I Oak
I Ash
Minncwashta Heights Park:
2 Pin Oak
I Sugar Maple
2 Ash
1 Linden
Fall 2000 Tree Plantings
Page 2
North Lotus Park:
Power Hill Park:
South Lotus Park:
Round House Park:
1 Sugar Maple
1 Canada Red
I Pin Oak
Chanhasscn Rec. Ccntcr: 1
1
Transplanted 17 Flowering Crabs to courtyard from
and Galpin Blvd.
TOTAL NEW TREES: 68
TREES RELOCATED ON SITE: 17
1 Pin Oak
1 Canada Red
1 Sugar Maple
1 Sugar Maple
1 Ash
3 Canada Rcd
2 Oak
I Maple
1 Linden
Sugar Maple
Locust
construction right-of-way at Coulter Blvd.