I’m going to make a few different posts, as Day 2 hit on several pretty big topics.
The first is the new Water Tank in the New Hill area.
To recap, part of our infrastructure build out is putting more water “in the air” as they say. Water towers can’t go just anywhere; there are topographical limitations (mostly height) as well as access to the water system (if you build too far away from an existing water main, you have to build out that pipe, which dramatically adds to the cost)
Around two years ago it was decided a new Water Tower would go at Pleasant Park. However, in order to do our due diligence, staff went off and investigated multiple other locations to see if any would be a better fit.
We got a presentation on Friday with the answer – No. There was a nearby site that was considered, but negotiations with the property owner weren’t fruitful, and in any event a pretty significant extension of the water system would have had to be done to the location, disrupting the park.
So we reiterated the decision to move forward with the initial location. It’s shown below; at the North West corner of the park. I’ve also included some renderings from different angles.
We also had a brief discussion about the “style” of the tank. Although it would have been nice to have one which matches the existing tanks, they don’t really build them like that anymore for a variety of reasons (cost, for one, maintenance, etc). The world has kind of moved on to this style tank.
We also had a discussion about the next-next water tank; and possible locations. By Station 3 on Hunter Street is one possibility, but that ties in with the discussions about affordable housing plans and Fire Administration Building discussions, which I’ll post about soon.
VISION OF THE PEAK 