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Flooding overtops Franklin parks; playground fence to be removed, cleanup ongoing
Summary
Franklin City parks staff reported localized flooding that submerged parts of Province Park and Community Park, uprooted fencing, deposited debris across courts and trails, and prompted cleanup and repair work; staff said parks functioned as designed to hold and recede floodwaters.
Parks staff reported at a Park Board meeting that recent floods inundated portions of Province Park and Community Park, uprooting fence posts, depositing thick mud on courts and leaving debris across multiple sites.
A parks staff member said the amphitheater flooded for the first time since it was built, with water reaching the steps but receding in less than a day. "It did exactly what we wanted it to really. It held flood water and and and then held it receded in less than 24 hours," the staff member said.
The staff member described damage concentrated…
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