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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.
• Planted 100 native roses along south wall (Third Street) at Rose Hill
Cemetery. • White Oak Cemetery held a Grave Marking Ceremony on May 11, 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
Cemeteries
Operations 2019 Program Activity
Shelter Rentals
Bryan Park–Henderson 136
Bryan Park–North Bryan Park–Woodlawn
123 156 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
Urban Forestry
Landscaping
• Planted 618 trees and pruned 514 trees in city parks and along city streets. • Removed 398 hazardous trees from city parks and streets. • Treated city-owned ash trees for the sixth consecutive year for protection against the emerald ash borer. • Contracted with Davey Resource Group to conduct a street and park tree inventory and canopy assessment. • Urban Forester Lee Huss and Urban Forestry Laborers Kevin Prince and Haskell Smith attended the Indiana Arborist
Association’s annual meeting in Indianapolis. • Conducted an Arbor Day tree planting and tree seedling giveaway along the B-Line Trail in conjunction with the
Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market on May 4; planted a Regal Prince oak and Princeton Sentry ginkgo to commemorate Arbor Day. • Planted three memorial trees, one each in Bryan Park, Butler Park and Lower Cascades Park. • Bloomington was named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 34th consecutive year
• Contracted with Eco Logic to remove 10 acres of Asian bush honeysuckle from Bloomington Rail Trail. • Installed native pollinator gardens in 19 raised beds around the Monroe County Courthouse Square. • In 2019, installed more than 4,323 native plants and 138 shrubs, sowed 5.5 acres with native seed; planted more than 3,500 native tree saplings and 251 other native trees. • Continued to work with Centerstone for the second year to create employment opportunities for adults recovering from addiction; employed seven laborers three days per week during the summer season. • Removed 2 acres of Asian bush honeysuckle from Park Ridge East Park, 2 acres of Asian bush honeysuckle from the
B-Line Trail, and 1/4 acre of purple wintercreeper from Highland Village Park • Hosted 17 different volunteer work days to remove invasive plants from city park properties.
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lot Sales (cremation ground lots) 3 Mausoleum niche sales 0 Interments 11 Inurnments 10 Disinterments 0 Plot Surveys 0
White Oak Cemetery
Lot Sales Interments Inurnments Disinterments 13 7 0 0
Program Revenue
General Fund
$30,525 Non-Reverting $9,553
Total 2019 Revenue $40,078
Program Expenses
General Fund
$1,289,510 Non-Reverting $6,883
Total 2019 Expenses $1,296,393
