Ok, so the first bid from Poynter or installing boulders along Quail Hollow Lane was just under $11,000. I have another bid from a smaller contractor at $4,500.00 plus or minus depending on the actually weight of the boulders. His bid (Enviroscapes) is for (9) approximately 4000 pound boulders roughly 2-3 feet long, placed about every 50 feet from the first "no parking" sign southward. The boulders are on the order of those already in the landscape that fronts Ridge Road.
The other option was to run trees down the lane. If we do that, we'll need about 15-20 trees, spaced about 25 feet apart. A typical deciduous tree roughly 10-12 feet tall is about $200 planted in quantity, so its roughly the same cost. The only downside to the trees is that they can die and that they will require replacement if someone hits one and runs off, like the trash guy. They also can't be placed too close to the pavement so they may not act as a real deterrent to running into the turf.
We could do a combination of boulders and trees and the cost would be somewhere around $4000 - $6000 depending on what we did.
I'm open to discussion and suggestions as I am sure George is. Please give us your feedback. We can get a discount on the labor if we do something before 2/15/09 with either contractor so we should get a plan together soon.
Your friendly neighborhood trustee,
Erik
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2 comments:
From Dennis and MC Jesielowski
Thanks for all the hard work looking into this for our neighborhood. We
personally do not like the look of boulders. Our first preference is a
fence; although, we are aware of the cost we feel that most neighborhoods at
our price point have fences and/or fancier entrances. Our second preference
would be tree line. We appreciate your reminder about our run off and
yours/Reeds; that too is a huge concern. Thank you . . thank you . . thank
you for your work. The Jesielowskis
From Darrin and Susie Haskell
We agree with Lyle that a combination of trees and boulders would be nice.
We also agree that a tree only approach may not be enough protection for the
irrigation heads near the edge of the pavement, and may not prevent the snow
plow or garbage trucks from running off the edge of the pavement. If we do
place boulders and vegetation, it might be nice to consider something
asymmetric. We don't have to place each boulder the exact same distance
apart.
Darren and Susie Haskell
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