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2 <br /> <br /> John Lutterman Troop #93 with St. John the Baptist Church. The City <br />had a drainage ditch on the east side of Veterans Park. It was <br />overgrown with weeds and became an eyesore and softballs went into <br />the area that could not be retrieved. He worked with Mr. Wolla of the <br />City of New Brighton to replace the area with a rain garden and <br />improve the area. Planned for this project in September of 2016 and it <br />was completed June 16 of 2017. Cardboard was used to prevent the <br />weeds from growing but it would then dissolve over time. Mr Wolla <br />helped coordinate the delivery of 147 perennials which his volunteers <br />would plant. Logs, rocks and other debris were dug out of the ground. <br />Mulch was placed around the plants. Money was raised from St. <br />John’s to help cover the cost of the plants. Several organiza tions in <br />New Brighton helped donate funds. He heard from several people on <br />the improvement. Pat Tuma stated her softball players were happy <br />about the improvement so they did not lose any more softballs in the <br />weeds. He plans to continue to work with the City on this project to see <br />if there is anything else he can do. As the plants grow and spread out, <br />the area continues to improve. He thanked everyone for the time and <br />support for his project. He learned that there is a lot of communication <br />that needed to take place during every aspect of the project. There <br />was about 100 feet of mulch needed for the area. Parks <br />Superintendent Chris Wolla wanted to thank John because it was an <br />experimental project for the City using the cardboard. It has worked <br />well. <br /> Josiah W eber, Troop 9871 in Mounds View. He stated his project was <br />a Gaga ball pit at Freedom Park. He thanked Mr. Wolla and everyone <br />who helped to make the project a success. He thanked Mr. Wolla for <br />help with the communication. He also thanked Mr. Prasek for h is help. <br />He was essential to the project’s success. It was a blessing working <br />with New Brighton. After Scout Camp he had the idea of doing a Gaga <br />Ball Pit for his project. After contacting several communities that did <br />not know what it was, he contacted Mr. Wolla who stated they were <br />going to install two of them. It was amazing how God’s providence put <br />it together like that. He oversaw the design and installation of the Gaga <br />Ball Bit. Gaga ball is like dodge ball. You hit the ball underhand and try <br />to hit someone and if it touches you, you are out. It is a great sport and <br />a great way to exercise. The plan was to build it at Freedom Park. <br />There were drainage issues there and he decided not to do the Eagle <br />Scout project at Freedom, but rather make it a service project that was <br />a moveable design and placed on a hard top area. Adults from the <br />troop helped with the design. The second part of the project was <br />construction day. He worked with Mr. Wolla and others to get materials <br />to the site and then he oversaw the construction of the project. It was <br />a major privilege doing his project with Mr. Wolla. The second Gaga <br />Ball Pit was built at Hansen Park for the Eagle Scout Project. <br />Commissioner Johnson stated he has seen kids playing and they <br />seem to enjoy it very much. Communication is the biggest thing he <br />learned during this project. Also he had to make sure he stayed in his <br />role as project leader and manager. At one time he had to suggest to <br />adults that things be done a different way.