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Mary Beth Doyle Park Construction Project Updates

95% Complete
The construction at Mary Beth Doyle Park is very nearly done, and we are looking forward to the Park's official opening sometime around Memorial Day. As winter sets in, there are a small number of tasks remaining. The temporary construction fence [more]
December 18, 2007 1:51 pm

The First Storm
Construction at Mary Beth Doyle Park is nearly complete. To the left is a recent aerial photo showing the basic layout. (Click for close up.) At the bottom of the photo, you can see that there is still a pond, though it's a [more]
September 21, 2007 2:44 pm

New Ponds Filled and Working
Needless to say this has been a very dry growing season. If you grow corn, you're probably a little worried. If you are a tree and you were planted this spring, you're probably not happy. If you are a contractor working in and around Malletts [more]
July 26, 2007 11:23 am

Full Speed Ahead!
The construction season is in high gear now that the weather has dried up. The only problem we have with water is the constant flow from springs near the Malletts Creek stream channel. There hasn't been much rain to speak of lately, but the [more]
June 12, 2007 3:16 pm

E-mail
It took nearly a week to pump water out of the work area, but following that, the contractor has been working steadily since April 25, and we had a good stretch of dry weather before yesterday. A lot of grading work is being done. Frankly it [more]
May 25, 2007 9:39 am

2006 Wrap Up
The days are getting shorter but fortunately the weather has cooperated enough for some work to continue at Mary Beth Doyle Park. Since the last update, the contractor (DEI) has mainly focused on hauling sediment and pouring concrete. [more]
December 22, 2006 3:13 pm

Pond Construction
As we wind down construction for this season, the rainy weather continues to limit progress. The pond dredging is complete, all 30,500 cubic yards of it. On some days, the mud was so thick that the excavator had to push the dump trucks to get [more]
November 1, 2006 9:39 am

Sediment Removal Rain Delay
I’ll start off this update with a few words on the weather. It’s raining again. In this aerial photo taken on August 28, you can see the two main work areas separated by the diversion channel that carries Malletts Creek through the site. [more]
September 19, 2006 4:06 pm

Sediment Removal Begins
August 23, 2006 - The first photo shows what the pond is looking like these days. The contractor is pumping water from the pond into the creek via filter bags. They are also cutting drainage trenches in the sediment to encourage drainage towards the outlet [more]
August 23, 2006 10:22 am

Dewatering the Pond
August 8, 2006 Despite some rain and balmy weather, Dan's Excavating has made good progress at Mary Beth Doyle Park. A fence has been installed around the east, west and south of the construction area. Within the next week, the area north of the pond [more]
August 8, 2006 10:00 am

Construction Begins!
July 17, 2006 The contractor has been at work for almost three weeks now. Erosion control measures have been installed, the site has been cleared, and the topsoil has been stripped and stockpiled for reuse. The temporary diversion channel is being constructed [more]
July 17, 2006 9:51 am