Board pulls 3 Oaks Pond park plan after members raise concerns about using stormwater funds for recreation
Staff presented a design to grade and pipe 3 Oaks Pond (Pheasant & Meadowlark) to repurpose it as a one-acre community space; board members questioned using stormwater funds for recreation, prioritized other flooding projects, and asked staff to return with project prioritization and funding availability.
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Albany staff presented a design on Oct. 9 to grade, pipe and fill portions of 3 Oaks Pond at Pheasant and Meadowlark so the city could repurpose an approximately 1.5-acre detention pond into a community park. The staff presenter said the pond’s drainage was recently diverted to Lake Cornelia, which addressed the flooding issue and opened the site to potential recreational reuse.
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