Operations & Development
The Operations Division is responsible for maintenance, security, sanitation, capital improvements, planning, construction, and development of all City parks and natural areas, facilities, trails, and greenways. It is also responsible for beautification of parks and public areas, including landscaping, the administration and maintenance of Rose Hill and White Oak Cemeteries, and urban forestry. This Division is responsible for the establishment, management, and enhancement of City–owned natural resources properties including Griffy Lake Nature Preserve, Wapehani Mountain Bike Park and Leonard Springs Nature Park. Natural resources staff offer outdoor recreational, educational, and volunteer opportunities. • Placed more than 23 tons of #53 stone on the Bloomington Rail Trail and • • • • • • • • •
Jackson Creek Trail after a large portion of the trail was washed away in heavy February rains. Added 2.24 tons of quarter-minus and 11.34 tons of #11 stone to the shoulders of the B-Line Trail. Installed new Kompan fitness equipment at the Bryan Park fitness station. A ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new fitness station was held May 10. Removed old, and installed new, treated boards on horseshoe pits at Bryan Park; painted horseshoe posts, dug out pits and filled with new sand. Rebuilt retaining wall near the picnic shelter at Park Ridge East Park Demolished existing playground at Crestmont Park in preparation for installation of new play equipment; playground completed in 2019 except for poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing, scheduled for spring 2020. Removed wooden footbridge at Highland Village Park; poured concrete replacement section in southeast corner of park. Utilized Park Bond funds to remove and repair or replace poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing in playgrounds at Broadview Park, Building Trades Park, Olcott Park, and Winslow Woods Park. Installed LED security floodlights at Butler Park and Olcott Park. Installed memorial benches at Bryan Park and Highland Village Park.
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• Planted 100 native roses along south wall (Third Street) at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Operations 2019 Program Activity Shelter Rentals Bryan Park–Henderson 136 Bryan Park–North 123 Bryan Park–Woodlawn 156 Building Trades 73 Sycamore–Lower Cascades 173 Waterfall–Lower Cascades 138 Young Pavilion–Olcott 124 Lions Den–Upper Cascades 140 RCA Community Park -Small Shelter 75 RCA Community Park - Group Shelter 94 Winslow Woods 109 Total 2019 Rentals 1,341
Program Revenue General Fund $534 Non-Reverting $63,317 Total 2019 Revenue $63,851 Program Expenses General Fund $1,766,848 Non-Reverting $56,605 Total 2019 Expenses $1,823,453
• White Oak Cemetery held a Grave Marking Ceremony on May 11, •
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hosted by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, in honor of Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Henderson. Held four headstone restoration workshops in partnership with the Monroe County History Center and the Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association, utilizing Neighborhood Improvement Grant funds awarded through the City of Bloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development Department. A total of 57 headstones were restored through these workshops. The same Neighborhood Improvement Grant also funded the replacement of six concrete pillar caps and a new entry arch at Rose Hill Cemetery. Extensive removal of invasive plants throughout White Oak Cemetery
4 2019 Bloomington Parks and Recreation Annual Report
Fifty-seven headstones at Rose Hill Cemetery were restored through workshops funded by a Neighborhood Improvement Grant.
