i agree if you can, put in a proper drain system, and try to figure what ater flows you might get through the year.
Good luck with the nieghbors pond. If you are doing work mabeye you talk to him about his and see if he needs work done too. wink wink...
buck brush is hard to get rid of and strictly mowing may not do it?? might ask for more input. mabeye tear up all the groud and plant some thing new if the budget or enginewity allows.
