Magnolia Park-CS 990907September 7, 1999
Mr. R.L. Fraze
Magnolia Park Company Ltd.
5225 Village Creek Dr.
Suite 400
Piano, TX. 75093 ......... '
l/ The City of Coppell Parks and Leisure Services Department has been a
Elvio Bruni of Eastern Development requesting the city accept the dew
a~o-nol(a Park. My staff has inspected this park property and have rep(
following concerns:
The slopes of the western lake are at a 1:1 grade which is entire
maintenance and could be a potential liability/safety issue. Gra
a 4:1 slope, minimum.
The final grade work of this project is very rough and unaccepta
difficult, if not impossible to plant and/or irrigate the site
The entire disturbed area of this park requires stabilization in
other suitable ground cover to prevent soil erosion.
Many of the trees planted around the playground are dead or dyi
selection of"Red Cedar" trees for a children's playground is nol
of plant material even if they were to live and we have expresse(
numerous times.
The "under-brushing" of the areas adjacent to the trail and the pl
than adequate and based upon our experience with other CoppeI
not meet the expectations of your residents
The trash cans contain no liners
There is only 1 electric fountain at this time, the landscaper has
informed staff that the final fountain would be installed when th,
fills with water.
The western lake is only a couple of feet deep and is infested wi~
of algae (while the low level of the lake is attributed to the lack~
developer has frequently pumped water from the lake to keep yc
canal filled). We do have concerns regarding the ability of the
maintain a constant water level
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
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