Whatever is happening at Switchyard Park today is WAY too loud for a Sunday afternoon, or anytime, really. I’m on Country Club and can hear it clearly inside my house. Thank you.
It’s clear that Building and Trades park is not a priority as renovations have paused but it would be great if there was more attention paid to it. The playgrounds are routinely flanked by people gambling, smoking, using drugs, and unleashed dogs. MSI Security comes through and does nothing more than scan a QR code. The playgrounds are rarely used by children anymore. Just because Hopewell can’t get its act together doesn’t mean that the park should be left to rot. There are citizens and families in this neighborhood that deserve better instead of waiting for tenants in a. neighborhood that doesn’t exist. How about resurfacing the basketball courts? How about taking notice of the positive ways the park gets used and supporting those, instead of updating a single pavilion that most people are scared to use?
A winding asphalt path runs through the middle of Bryan Park between Woodlawn and Henderson. Originally it was cinder-paved and used primarily by recreational pedestrians and runners. It now serves cyclists, as a connector between the bike-pedestrian lanes on Sheridan and Southdowns on the east and the Allen Street Greenway on the west. I believe it is state law that cyclists yield to pedestrians but on this path many cyclists don't warn pedestrians when they are overtaking nor do they slow down when pedestrians are present. Because of the path's curvy nature; defensive cycling really requires slower speed. Please post notices at the Woidlawn and Henderson ends of the path, alerting cyclists to slow down and be aware of the blind curves.
Dead tree fell and is stuck on live tree by house
Oriental bittersweet at the place in Bryan Park on the map in my photo file. You will want to remove it, I know.
FYI, some sort of umbrella has blown into the empty, Bryan Park Pool.
The drainage near the climbing wall is exposed and sunken in around it so there is a sharp metal corner exposed
Lights on the pickleball court shine brightly into the neighboring yards, even the back yards on the south side of the street on RCA Park Dr. Tree foliage blocks some of the light in the summer, but it's like a football stadium in the winter. I understand they are supposed to be on a timer but people play at all hours. Can a light shield be installed, or some other solution found? Trying to get ahead of this before winter.
Please mow at The Forge 642 N. Madison St. Field is very tall and overgrown. Has not been mown in several weeks. Also, softball field at Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park (812 W. 9th St.) needs to be mowed as well. Thank you!
Depression filled with black water and debris and surrounded by soft black earth that smells like manure in a cow pasture on September 12, 2026. It is adjacent to far end of the gravel path inside the small dog park area.