ECHO PARK
City sets the date for Echo Park Lake closure
Preparations to begin next month on a cleaner, greener version of Echo Park Lake.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
in FEATURED,PUBLIC WORKS,PARKS & RECREATION
article: the eastsider blog
Echo Park Lake before (top) and after (bottom). Images from EchoParkLake.org
Expect fences to begin encircling the park and lake during the week of July 11 as part of a two-year-long lake clean up, according to a new city website dedicated to the $64 million project. That website also provides a gallery of before-and-after photos, including images of how the lake will look when its planted with wetlands. Officials had previously said that work would begin after the Lotus Festival during the second weekend of July but had not provided a specific time line until now. After the fence goes up, “temporary trailers will be set up, along with water and power lines,” according to a notice on the website. “Earth moving and other construction equipment will show up at the site soon after these facilities are in place.”The actual draining of the lake, however, won’t begin until next spring.
A public meeting has been scheduled for July 20 to update residents on the lake closure and clean up.
The wetlands, which are intended to help filter the water, will cover a significant portion of the 13-acre lake, dramatically altering its appearance. Engineers have said there will still be plenty of open water for paddle boats – if they ever return – and have promised to restore the lotus bed in the northwest corner of the lake. The before-and-after image at the top shows the view of the wetlands and lake from north to south. Click on the link below for a south-to-north view. What do you make of Echo Park Lake’s shaggy new look?
http://www.echoparknow.com/2011/06/30/new-website-launched-for-the-echo-park-lake-rehab-project/
There's a big cayote at the Echo park eating the ducks. There are dead ducks' bodies everywhere, really stink. The neighbors said the cayote has been hanging inside the park for almost a week, they hear ducks, geese making really loud noises. I called 911 so they tranferred me over to the animal services. The rep that answer the call said that's normal, cayote's the right to eat the ducks. He won't send anyone out. He said even if there's no fenses, cayote could go eat the ducks anyway but I told him that because the drain out all the water, ducks have no where escape. I told him what if the cayote got out, attack a human. He said Cayote won't attack human... This is so sad that ducks, geeses are dying and we cannot help them. Hopefully that cayote don't get out from the fense, attack a kid or something.... so sad.
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