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Board debates covering Town Commons creek to create event space; engineering, flooding and ecology concerns raised
Summary
Members discussed proposals to enclose or conduit the creek running through Town Commons to create an event-friendly commons for concerts and markets; concerns included flood management, maintenance, fish migration and engineering requirements.
The Grand Island Conservation Advisory Board spent a substantial portion of its March 27 meeting discussing a proposed redesign of Town Commons that could involve covering or placing the creek in a conduit to create space for concerts, markets and other public events.
Proponents described a vision in which the creek would be encased in a concrete conduit with a concrete top and railings so the area could be used for seating, a band…
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