#GoodNewsFriday: Park Drainage
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Several weeks ago on Good News Friday, we celebrated the glorious news of a hard rain. At the time, I also shared that the rain caused some damage at Harmon Park.
When it rains heavily in Stamford, a tremendous amount of water flows downhill, from areas around the high school towards Harmon Park. Left to its own devices, this water would ravage and erode the park landscape. When the park was beautifully renovated in the 1990s, a large drainage culvert was installed under the center of the park. This culvert receives water at the south end of the park, routes it underground, and outflows at the pond on the north end of the park. Over the last 25+ years, several pieces of that culvert had rusted. This last rain caused it to collapse. City crews and our contractor Starks Construction have begun work to replace this culvert through the park. Starks will also remove the silt that has accumulated in the pond, so we can continue to beautify the pond area.
We have a great park facility that has served us well, but it is showing its age in a few places. There may be a few minor inconveniences for park visitors in the coming weeks, but we are hard at work to ensure that Harmon Park is a beautiful amenity for Stamford for another 25 or 50 years to come!
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