Harvey Family Memorial Bridge Installation Started
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The engineer told the crane operator “One more inch.” The steel bridge section slipped gently to the east one inch and dropped into place. At 11:14, August 3rd, 2010, the first section of the Forest Hill Park Bridge touched ground, marking the beginning of the end of the project six years in the making. When the bridge and its approach sections are finished by the end of the month, the almost $2 million Forest Hill Lake and Park restoration project will be complete.
Images and writing thanks to David Hathcock.
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Oh yay! Now we can do a full circuit around the lake. :o)
While this bridge is indeed a welcome addition to the park for those who frequent it, it symbolizes much more than that.
We should never forget the tragedy that befell this beloved family when we walk across it.
A fitting memorial.
“WH is a soft target.
It’s a well known fact that scum goes for the targets they feel will offer the least resistance, the weak, the infirm, the elderly, the folks without the will to resist.
Even the cops will tell you this.
*Sigh*, there’s no disgrace with being a potential victim, either by physical limitations of as a result of where you live.
As a senior citizen with an artistic nature, I share much in common with the residents of Woodland Heights in that regard.
The “disgrace” is not coming to terms with that fact and NOT taking action to “harden the target”.
It DOES NOT mean living in fear or being embarrassed because thugs see you as a target.
To live in denial of the reality around you is the REAL crime, and one that could very well cost you your life.”
Quoting TVnewsbadge.
And now you have managed to imply, by these posts, that the park has a crime problem. The facts don’t seem to bear that out. You’ve done a disservice to people who have worked very hard to pull this park back from the brink.
Hurray for the lake and park improvements! Improving the lake and clearing away the overgrown vegetation has made the park safer in at least two ways: 1. improving visiblity 2. bringing more visitors to the “bottom” areas of the park. You see many more dog-walkers, bike riders, and families in areas that used to be practically deserted. Now if we can keep the upper areas near the parking lots picnic areas from getting overgrown.