Demolition of nine boathouses will pave the way to new park

Jun. 21--NORTH TONAWANDA -- A $300,000 city project to demolish nine private boathouses at the Weatherbest Slip and remediate and replace a contaminated storm sewer underneath them, would create a new oneacre public park on the site. "Gateway Point is another point that's publicly owned an...

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Franklin, Gail
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 21.06.2007
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Councils
Demolition
Historic preservation
Marshall, Dale
Stormwater
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Summary:Jun. 21--NORTH TONAWANDA -- A $300,000 city project to demolish nine private boathouses at the Weatherbest Slip and remediate and replace a contaminated storm sewer underneath them, would create a new oneacre public park on the site. "Gateway Point is another point that's publicly owned and gives something back to the public on their waterfront," [Dale Marshall] said. "It's only an acre park. There's still boathouses there but you've got to strike a balance." When the new park is completed, it will be connected with the final 6,000 feet of North Tonawanda's Riverwalk bike trail that is set to connect Fisherman's Park with Gateway Harbor. Along with the state contract approval, the Council voted Tuesday night to authorize [Lawrence V. Soos] to sign a contract that would give the city an $86,751 state reimbursement for that $183,000 project, which is expected to be completed this fall.