Perhaps due to feelings of frustration from the lengthy cemetery discussion or the news of snags in a construction project, tempers flared a bit near the conclusion of Monday’s meeting. Most visitors had left the meeting when City Manager Josh Shaw began discussion on the Splash Pad and drainage channel at Shryock Park. He explained that the discharge water from the Splash Pad can not be routed to the lake as planned.
“No action is needed tonight, but we now have to reconsider things and take a look at the cost and how to handle this,” Shaw said. Councilor David Bates asked, “What else can we do? We can’t dump it in the lake.“
Leffler responded, “We need to put thought into it and come up with a final solution.”
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