Happenings in the Forest - 7/28/23
Weekly Biltmore Forest Updates
Town Hall Updates:
- Upcoming club events
- Sunday Stretch will be moved to this Sunday, July 30th - Contact Leslie Brazil 828.777.9329 with any questions.
Police Department Updates:
- We have been doing final preparations for National Night Out
- National Night Out will be Tuesday, August 1st from 4pm-7pm
- We had officers in Radar certification classes
- Worked on speed enforcement
Public Works Updates:
- Mow and string trim
- Road Shoulders
- Busbee Triangle
- Hemlock Pond
- Rosebank Park
- LVP
- Mulched the Busbee Triangle banks
- Weeded the Hilltop pachysandra islands
- Utility locates
- Continued to remove brush and invasive vines and plants along bank at Rosebank Park
- Completed borings for bridge at Greenwood Park, and half completed at Brookside Park
- Removed large red oak tree from Stuyvesant Road closure
- Took delivery of a new Ford F150 pick-up in Charlotte
- Met with potential contractor for Greenwood Park parking and trail improvements
- Received initial proposal for covered picnic table pavilion in Greenwood Park, and discussed with second potential contractor
- Met with a trail building consultant to review potential walking trail construction around Brookside Park
- Completed proposal for pedestrian bridge designs with structural engineer
- Prepared for and completed an all-day OSHA consultative visit to Town Hall complex
- Cleared the following road shoulders:
- along Southwood Road near Vanderbilt Road
- Vanderbilt Road near Arboretum Road
- Brookside Road near Cedar Hill Road