Description
Driveway blocking Evergreen Park path.
Evergreen park's north end connects to Barber to the west, Pinewood to the north, and Parkwood to the east.
The homeowner at 407 pinewood has put up no trespassing signs, and barricades blocking use of the park from Parkwood, west to Pinewood.
Please enable the use of this park from Pinewood again, and mow the now blocked portion.
also asked...
Q. What type of maintenance is needed?
A. Mowing
A. Mowing
Q. What is the park name?
A. Evergreen
A. Evergreen
18 Comments
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Rood (Registered User)
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Rood (Registered User)
The owners of 407 Pinewood had to go in front of a committee at the city of Ann Arbor to get it rezoned. It has been private property since 2000.
Not sure why the maps have not been updated.
Northeaster-AA (Registered User)
The current legal parcel details on file with the county clerk are as follows: PRT OF LOT 62 AND 64 OF THE EVERGREENS DESCRIBED AS BEG AT NW COR OF SAID LOT 62; TH S 26 DEG 45' 29" E 135.56 FT; TH N 87 DEG 59' 40" W 116.44 FT; TH N 01 DEG 02' 32" E 16.89 FT; TH N 28 DEG 48' 20" E 114.21 FT TO THE POB; CONT .17 AC +- SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. Split on 09/21/2000 from 09-08-24-418-010;
There a public access easement to Evergreen Park that is south of the line of rocks and north of the rear fence line at 373 Pinewood. The driveway at 407 Pinewood is private property.
Rood (Registered User)
Michael (Registered User)
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KT (Registered User)
I live behind the location being discussed, on Parkwood. On the other side of that fence is an immediate drop off, steeper than 45°, that goes straight down 20 feet into the woods. I took a photo, but with all the vegetation this time of year, it is not very clear, so I drew a line to show where the ground is beneath all the leaves and to accurately illustrate the steepness of the decline.
Even if there were no fence, no signs keeping you out, and the city “mowed,” unfortunately the physical terrain in that location makes any potential entry into the park at this location completely impassable—unless you enjoy sliding down ravines.
As much as I would love to have another park entry at this point, to facilitate taking a walk around the neighborhood that does not involve the thrill of traversing bike lanes and front lawns along Dexter Ave, I can’t imagine there ever was or that it ever will be possible to create an entry to Evergreen Park in this location.
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Rood (Registered User)
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KT (Registered User)
There is nothing piled up behind the fence to make it steep, no yard debris there. It is just the ground that slants steeper than 45° well into the woods.
The historical satellite images are cool, but they can’t really tell us anything about the slope. That is no pickup truck, it’s way wider than the cars in the image. Could be a tarp or something set down there.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
All I would like is a usable path into this part of the park. That homeowner can keep using the park to get to his house, but it does not belong to him, and should be open and accessible to the public.