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Ingerson Park Site Inspection Notes <br />Monday, October 13, 2025 <br />Mike Christofore, Lucas Miller, Jess Skalicky <br /> <br />Ingerson Park Improvement Notes <br />Trees, Landscaping, and Drainage <br />x The grove of trees in the southeast corner of the park is declining near Lexington <br />Ave. Most of the trees can be removed in-house, though a few will need to be <br />contracted out. <br />x The hill near this grove cannot be mowed with standard equipment and currently <br />requires push mowing. Extending the hill would make it more accessible for <br />maintenance, though care will be needed near the property line. The adjacent <br />property owner is a generally cooperative person. <br />x There is potential to replace the dying grove of trees with a parking lot. <br />x FĖŜťĺŘĖèÍīīƅϠϙŜťĺŘıſÍťôŘϙīĖħôīƅϙƲĺſôîϙîĺſIJϙťēôϙēĖīīϙÍIJîϙôƄĖťôîϙſôŜťϠϙæŪťϙŜôîĖıôIJťϙ <br />buildup, ground movement, and land settling have caused water to pool about 20– <br />30 feet from the woodline. The area has become swampy and cannot be mowed due <br />to standing water in the summer. Re-grading should direct water down toward the <br />cul-de-sac, where a swamp connects to Lake Josephine in order to promote <br />drainage. <br />x The area once had many boxelder trees, which attracted ants. Over time, numerous <br />ťŘôôŜϙēÍŽôϙæôôIJϙŘôıĺŽôîϠϙīôÍŽĖIJČϙæôēĖIJîϙēĺīôŜϙÍIJîϙŕĺèħϙıÍŘħŜϙťēŘĺŪČēĺŪťϙťēôϙƱôīîϙ <br />and hill. These uneven spots are safety hazards for runners using the hill for <br />conditioning and for children sledding when there is only a thin layer of snow. The <br />entire site should get a “skin-coat” of topsoil grading. <br />x Diseased or hollow trees should be removed, and new trees planted to restore <br />ēôÍīťēƅϙèĺŽôŘÍČôϟϙ“ēôϙČŘĺŪIJîϙîôŕŘôŜŜĖĺIJŜϙīôċťϙċŘĺıϙŘôıĺŽôîϙťŘôôŜϙŜēĺŪīîϙæôϙƱīīôîϙ <br />and leveled. Potentially add additional trees from losses over the years. <br />x Buckthorn eradication is needed around the entire perimeter of the park. <br />Shelter and Amenities <br />x The park shelter is older and does not match the modern design of newer park <br />structures, such as the one at Johanna Marsh. <br /> Attachment D