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- 5/28/2010 - Vision Presented for Restoration of People’s Pool
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Point Defiance bowl gets a fresh face
Sep 30, 2009
Point Defiance Park visitors will find a major construction project underway in the area known as “the bowl” located at the park entrance near the pond. While some visitors may experience inconveniences during construction, the payoff for this upheaval will be huge, resulting in a renovated and arsenic-free landscape for the public to enjoy.
Soil remediation has been ongoing in Point Defiance Park since 2007, with vast areas on the eastern edge of the entry drive and the southern hill completed in 2008 and earlier this year. As summer came to a close in early September MRC Construction, Asarco’s soil remediation contractor, moved into the Bowl to begin working.
In order to have a high quality finished product Metro Parks Tacoma is supplying upgraded soils and materials, through utilization of Point Defiance Bond Funds to achieve the desired result from this work. Crews are anticipated work complete the site work within 30-45 days.
For more information about Point Defiance Park improvements visit http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=682.