With demo pretty much done with the exception of letting the brush dry out for a while so it takes less bin space we can now see the bare site.
Unfortunately the two good trees at the front of the lot had to go. Basically the conflicting city priorities led to their demise. We've apparently got to dig out a drywell and pour a concrete box to catch floodwater. Between this and needing new sewer and storm connections the trees were just in the way and likely doomed. With that info now pretty much firmed up I had to make the decision to remove them now while I had machines. We also scraped the first six inches off everything. This makes the fences site better and also makes space for loam later (far far later).
This photo doesn't due justice to the massive hedge that we removed along the north property line.
Ready for permits ! No more hedge