Fairhope, Alabama
WATERFRONT PARK MESS
City crews were hard at work this morning cleaning up after red clay from the bluff (Bayview St. at Blakeney Ave.) collapsed down onto the duckpond area of the waterfront park. A suction truck was being used to collect clay from the roadway, to prevent further contamination of the water.
Plumes of red could be observed out in the bay near the beach earlier in the week.
Bluff erosion in that area has been a chronic problem; the road must be cleared after every heavy rain.
The city is asking for BP fine money to relocate the park-road and construct new wetlands there.
NEW ROAD WASHED OUT EARLIER
About 2 weeks earlier, a section of the under-construction Boothe-Bishop Rd. in east Fairhope washed out -- causing a delay in construction while liability insurance issues could be worked out.
Mayor Kant said at the time the city may be liable for some fines levied by ADEM for silt that flowed down into the watershed.
WATERFRONT PARK MESS
City crews were hard at work this morning cleaning up after red clay from the bluff (Bayview St. at Blakeney Ave.) collapsed down onto the duckpond area of the waterfront park. A suction truck was being used to collect clay from the roadway, to prevent further contamination of the water.
Plumes of red could be observed out in the bay near the beach earlier in the week.
Bluff erosion in that area has been a chronic problem; the road must be cleared after every heavy rain.
The city is asking for BP fine money to relocate the park-road and construct new wetlands there.
NEW ROAD WASHED OUT EARLIER
About 2 weeks earlier, a section of the under-construction Boothe-Bishop Rd. in east Fairhope washed out -- causing a delay in construction while liability insurance issues could be worked out.Mayor Kant said at the time the city may be liable for some fines levied by ADEM for silt that flowed down into the watershed.
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