Rainy Days

Okay so in the past 7 days we've had almost 9 inches of rain, over 3.5" of it in the last 24 hours. Needless to say not a lot of work has been done lately. Here are some pics of the flooding from Billy Creek that we are dealing with at the Sports Park!

View from bridge on St Johns Road

Flooded field across the road from park

Look across soccer field towards creek, St Johns Rd on left

New water feature

Billy Creek washed out bank and spilling into retention pond. White water rafting anyone?

Overlooking detention areas overflowing with creek. I'm standing on wind-rowed topsoil that is acting as berm holding back water. This would be soccer field #4 and/or #5.

Without this berm, rest of field would be underwater...

Looking South over fields 4,5, & 6

South end of Field 6, retention area

retention area, its probably almost 10ft deep in the deepest spot here?

Lower end of Soccer fields, mostly underwater

The locals really love their basketball...

Other side of lower fields looking back towards creek

Creek that runs through middle of park, usually just a trickle...

End of King Arthur's Ct., baseball parking retaining wall behind. This is the stream that's usually a trickle.

Wetlands pond next to main entrance on West Park Rd. Creek flooding overtook berm.

Billy Creek running under new bridge on West Park Rd.

Billy Creek on other side of new bridge

Flooding at Mike Carroll Soccer Complex on Peterson Dr.

When I mentioned at the beginning of the post that not much work has been done lately, some crews have been able to work in baseball between rains and get some things accomplished. Some foundations, electrical, and plumbing for example.

First building foundation

They were able to pour the footers for the baseball pavilion yesterday then they were rained out today. Its a start anyway!

View from the top!

Got Rain?

We had nearly 5" of rain in the past 24hrs which means lots of water at the Sports Park! Just when we get some things going out there we get hammered by Mother Nature. Then again it is April in Kentucky. Canoe races anyone? Enjoy the photos...

Billy Creek at St John Rd

Billy Creek in foreground, East side of soccer fields (along creek) behind

From St John Rd looking South along Eastern edge of park along creek

Billy Creek flowing into retention area in NE corner of soccer side

Billy Creek overflow in retention area in soccer

Soccer Parking/Pavilion looking South

Soccer in background, future maintenance building area in foreground. Taken from baseball parking lot

Lower soccer area taken from Miracle Field parking

Current temporary creek crossing through center of park, looking over into soccer, taken from Miracle Field parking

Small creek behind Baseball parking retaining wall (end of King Arthur's Ct.)

Between baseball Quad A and B, from West Park Rd

Lower soccer areas in background

Lower soccer area on south end of Park. Taken from new bridge over Billy Creek on West Park Rd

Billy Creek from new West Park Rd bridge

April 5th 2011 Aerial Photos

We will get there...

(Click on photo to make it bigger)

April 4, 2011

March started out on the wet side but the last few weeks have been perfect for work at the Sports Park! Here are a few photos of some of the latest, enjoy:

Stone base going down on roads and parking lots, this is the main entrance...

Topsoil respread back onto baseball and softball fields



Irrigation mainline install