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Disc golf course at Yellow Banks stalled by brush and pipeline access; neighbors offer winter clearing help
Summary
Committee heard that the Yellow Banks disc golf project has slowed because of heavy buckthorn and access constraints across a pipeline; volunteers offered equipment and winter work to clear trails, and staff said they will seek cost estimates for professional brush clearing and discuss pipeline-crossing requirements.
The Parks Committee received an update Sept. 22 that work to restore the Yellow Banks disc golf course has slowed because heavy brush, buckthorn and access limits over a buried pipeline make hand clearing insufficient.
The matter affects neighborhood recreation: committee members described the disc golf site as overgrown and said it needs more than periodic volunteer work because many trees and dense brush now block trails and baskets.
Staff said they had requested updated cost estimates for professional clearing and for refinishing baskets. One estimate discussed in the meeting was approximately $3,900 total, expressed as roughly $1,300 per day for equipment, with the number of days to complete the job dependent on scope and machinery used. Staff also said pipeline crossing rules sometimes require matting or berming so heavy equipment will not damage the pipeline or violate right-of-way conditions; in those cases pipeline staff often want to be on-site during work.
Neighbors and volunteers offered help: a committee member who lives next to the course offered village use of private equipment and volunteered to coordinate a winter clearing when the ground is frozen to reduce impacts. Representatives said they would coordinate with pipeline staff and village public works to determine safe access and whether mats or other temporary protections would be needed.
Committee members urged staff to follow up with West Area Disc Golf and other volunteers to schedule work and to obtain firm cost estimates so the project can move forward.
No formal action or funding allocation was taken at the meeting.
