Other: Hi there. I wanted to first commend the parks department for putting their resources towards purchasing trees and having staff plant them in Schmalz Farm Park to help with the ecological restoration of the area. Projects like this are what make Bloomington such a great place to live! However, I have also been informed that, due to the complaint of one individual about taking up space for children to play, these trees are to be removed next week. I believe that this is a grave mistake - there are plenty of other parts of the park for children to play, the fragile young trees will likely not recover from another transplant, and the hard work of all of the parks employees will be for naught. I urge the parks department to reconsider this direction and leave the trees to prosper where they have been planted, helping to keep a Bloomington Park in great shape for years to come.
Emailed citizen to explain the replanting of some of the trees and shrubs to the correct location in the park.
Hi Veronica - The plan calls for the trees and shrubs to be planted along the creek area in both the north and south area of the park. Unfortunately, the plan was misread and all it all planted on the south end taking up too much of the open field space. Crews will be out today relocated some of the trees/shrubs to the north area while maintaining a three row area along the south end.
| City | Bloomington |
|---|---|
| State | IN |
| Zip | 47404 |
| Latitude | 39.170547485352 |
| Longitude | -86.536712646484 |
| Township | Bloomington |