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Heritage Pines CDD outlines targeted cleanup plan for wetland NWRA‑33
Summary
The board reviewed an amended scope from Environmental Solutions to remove dead bushes and branches, knock back vines by cutting at the waterline and limited herbicide use, and hand‑pull weeds in wetland NWRA‑33; the District Engineer coordinated the plan but was not present.
The Heritage Pines Community Development District considered an amended scope of work from Environmental Solutions (ES) to perform targeted cleanup at wetland NWRA‑33. Chair Kathleen Lonergan read the proposed scope, which specifies removing and disposing of dead or dying bushes around the wetland perimeter, removing two dead oak and maple branches in the southwest portion adjacent to water lilies, attempting to kill back vines by cutting at the water level and using selective herbicide, and hand‑pulling or weed‑wacking standing weeds where equipment cannot safely operate.
Lonergan emphasized ES’s limited access restrictions — "We will not be able to eliminate the vines because they are up in the canopy, but we will be able to knock them back meaningfully." The District Engineer coordinated the work with ES but was not present at the meeting. District Manager Chuck Adams explained that ES’s approach is more handwork‑oriented and likely to be more aesthetically pleasing than a forestry mulcher approach proposed by A‑Z Tree Service, which the Board discussed separately.
The minutes indicate the amended ES corrections were re‑submitted and that work inside NWRA‑33 will proceed per the engineered scope. No detailed schedule or budget figure for the ES task appears in the minutes; the Board will rely on the District Engineer for implementation details and permitting constraints.
