Title
Eagle Ridge Green Infrastructure Project - Tree Preservation and Green Infrastructure Account
History
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
On August 24, 2014, the Village Board of Trustees approved the Evergreen Senior Living project (10758 183rd Street). A detention basin constructed on the southeast side of the senior living campus was designed to convey overflow stormwater into the adjacent Village owned property and then sheet flows into a nearby 48” inlet. This has resulted in standing water issues as well as the degradation of a Village multi use path located in the area between the Evergreen Senior Living detention basin and the abovementioned inlet.
The Village has received complaints about standing water and damage to the multi-use path from residents of the Eagle Ridge subdivision, which abuts the project area. Additionally, large areas within the project area are overgrown with invasive weeds, which have negatively impacted the Evergreen Senior Living detention basin landscaping. The Parks Department currently mows this area twice a year to keep the weeds in check.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION and OBJECTIVE
Members from the Parks and Development Services Departments met on site with Hey and Associates in August, 2018 to review the abovementioned stormwater and landscaping issues. All in attendance agreed that a green infrastructure solution would be a viable option, as through this approach stormwater and landscaping issues could be addressed, a butterfly / pollinator habitat could be created and a seating area along the bike path with interpretive signage for residents to enjoy could be installed. The project would also minimize the nuisance caused by invasive weeds throughout the area and reduce the work required by the Parks Department to keep these weeds under control.
As encouraged in the Village's Comprehensive Plan (see Open Space, Parks and Recreation Section), this project would focus heavily on the establishment of pollinator habitat through plant ma...
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