TYLER, Texas — Several city of Tyler parks have experienced damage during recent severe storms.
In a press release, the city of Tyler urged residents to avoid all parks and trails until damage has been cleared. Crews had been prioritizing clearing the roads of fallen branches and power lines before they begin to clean the parks. Cleanup efforts have now begun for the parks.
A list of damaged parks can be found below:
- Glass Recreation Center - 3 trees down (one large tree caused concrete damage on the sidewalk)
- Bergfeld - 4 large trees down
- Rose Hill Cemetery - 7 large trees down and some headstones damaged
- Noble E. Young - 4 trees down
- Windsor Grove - 2 trees down
- Rose Stadium Parking lot - 1 tree down
- Senior Center - large tree in the middle of the parking lot
- Rose Rudman Trail - large trees down (one large tree is blocking the road in front of Hubbard Middle School)
- Goodman Museum - 3 large trees uprooted
- Lindsey Park - 2 trees down, compound fence about to collapse
- Woldert Park - scoreboard blew down - 4 trees down
- Golden Road - Light fixtures blew off
- Faulkner - 1 small tree down
- Southside - 3 large trees uprooted (one of the trees is blocking Donnybrook)
- Winters - 1 tree down on the Legacy Trail portion
- PT Cole - Large limb fell and damaged new fencing behind the restrooms
- Gassaway - 1 large tree and lots of large limbs
- Emmett - lots of large limbs
- Fun Forest - 1 large tree and 2 small trees
- Hillside - Neighbors large tree came down on the art wall
- Oak Grove – small limbs down
- Westview Cemetery - 7 trees down
- Northside – 1 large tree dow
As crews assisting the Street Department continue to clean up damage, the city of Tyler asks for customers to remain patient, as several roads are currently inaccessible to crews due to fallen limbs, debris and power lines. For a fee, customers can also take their solid waste to the Greenwood Farms Landfill, located at 12920 FM 2767 in Tyler.
They also said for further updates, customers can download the Tyler Talks Trash app.
Starting next week, residents will be able to schedule special pick-ups with the Solid Waste department by submitting a work order online here.