Here's a few points of interest for this project's construction phase.
- 1. THE SAME TEMPORARY SIGNS THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ARE STILL UP THERE FOR NOW. FEEL FREE TO GO SCOUT IT OUT ANY TIME. HERE'S A MAP (w/ alt pins shown) TO TAKE WITH YOU --->http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/453 ... 90a8_b.jpg
2. THE CITY'S FORESTRY DEPT. HAS ALREADY STARTED CLEARING AND TRIMMING TREES FOR THE WOODED FAIRWAYS. ONLY THE FORESTRY DEPT. STAFF ARE TO TRIM OR CUT DOWN TREES. DISC GOLFERS ARE NOT TO CUT ANYTHING. TREE TRIMMING WILL BE DONE BY, OR ON, MAY 1st.
3. ON MARCH 30th, THE PARKS & REC. DEPARTMENT RECEIVED OUR BASKETS. THEY ARE DISCRAFT CHAINSTAR BASKETS. WE WILL HAVE 9 HOLES, WITH 5 OF THEM HAVING ALTERNATE PLACEMENTS, PLUS WE WILL BE INSTALLING ONE PRACTICE BASKET NEAR THE SHELTER.
4. A COUPLE GENERAL SIGNS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, ONE FOR THE PARKING LOT AND ONE FOR THE TRAIL HEAD. THOSE WILL BE INSTALLED VERY SOON.
5. THE CITY OF MANHATTAN PARKS & RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT HAS SCHEDULED A WORK DAY FOR SATURDAY, MAY 1st. AMONG THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THE WORK DAY, THERE WILL BE A HAND FULL OF PARKS & REC. EMPLOYEES, A SPECIFIC YOUTH GROUP OF 50 +/- MEMBERS, PROBABLY SOME KIDS FROM THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OF COURSE SOME DISC GOLFERS.
6. CONCRETE TEE PAD PLACEMENTS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE IN LATE SUMMER. WE ARE WAITING SO WE CAN "MAKE SURE" WE GET THE TEE PLACEMENTS RIGHT, PLUS NEEDING DRY SOIL ON SITE TO MAKE LESS OF A MESS (don't want ruts, getting stuck, etc.)
7. THE EARLY STAGES OF GETTING TEE BOX SIGNS, AND THE MAIN COURSE SIGN, ARE UNDER WAY. NO FINAL DESIGNS DECISIONS CAN BE MADE UNTIL #6 ABOVE PROGRESSES A LITTLE.