Lagoon park

The developers of the project announced that they have almost completed construction of Nong Pong, a large new public park on Jomtien Second Road in the Pattaya region. The park began construction last May with an initial completion date of August which the construction team believes should be met without issue.

Pattaya Park has a large lagoon creating beautiful scenery and a tranquil environment and may even allow some limited water sports. Installation is underway for good lighting and exercise equipment to complete the natural park. One feature that could prove popular is that the park will be closed to ward off stray animals and keep it peaceful inside.

Pattaya’s goal is to create more public parks and open spaces to make Pattaya a city with a large number of green areas and more environmentally friendly. The hope is that beautiful and comfortable spaces will invite the people of Pattaya to go out, exercise and enjoy the space of the park, while also attracting Thai and foreign tourists to relax in the natural surroundings. from the city. The project is part of an effort to attract tourists to the Jomtien area, a goal that also includes a billion baht refurbishment for the beach.

City officials, including the mayor of Pattaya City, Sonthaya Khunplume, spoke enthusiastically about the park project, hoping it would become a major landmark for the city and eagerly awaited to announce its due date. official opening. Nong Pong has a total budget of around 32 million baht for its construction and is located across from the Riviera condo.

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CANANDAIGUA – The days of much of the invasive buckthorn plant in the city’s Lagoon Park may be numbered.

City council by a vote of 8-1 Thursday night granted a waiver of its moratorium on pesticides, essentially giving OK for the volunteer removal work to be done, possibly as early as this month.

Jim Engel, owner of White Oak Nursery and having led previous disposal projects, will visit the park and apply Roundup herbicide, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate and water.

When first proposed earlier in the year, the idea met with some resistance from city council and city staff. But, after considering alternatives, this approach was accepted after those alternatives – including covering plant stumps with bags – were found to be inefficient and labor-intensive.

Councilmember Karen White, the only “no” vote Thursday, wanted to explore methods that don’t use herbicides or pesticides.

The next job would be to cut the stem at ground level and spray the herbicide onto the surface of the freshly cut stem, which is taken up by the plant.

Council member Renée Sutton called buckthorn an “ecology wrecker,” and council member Erich Dittmar said invasive species really threaten the entire ecology of the park.

“It’s very focused,” Dittmar said Thursday. “There is a minimal risk that anything else will receive the herbicide. “

Joel Freedman, a townsman and environmental activist, said the use of the herbicide can be considered “dangerous” to humans, although he would support its use if it eliminated the problem.

“There’s really no evidence of that,” Freedman said.

The work involves removing new growth and regrowth from buckthorn plants and follows work done several years ago in which several community groups and volunteers traveled to the park to remove a greater volume of species. invasive plants and plant trees.

About three-quarters of the trees survived, Engel said Thursday.

“There is a need for additional planting,” Engel said, adding that it could be another four to five years before another such treatment is needed.

The city does not pay for the work in the 34-acre wildlife preserve, open to hikers on its trails along the Canandaigua Outlet.

The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association, Canandaigua Botanical Society and Ontario County Master Gardeners have so far raised $ 2,200 for the project.

Council member Stephen Uebbing, who said it would be a shame to see invasive species invade the park, said that is how the moratorium is supposed to work.

If an exception needs to be made, take it to city council, listen to the science and debate the issue, and ultimately decide if an exemption is needed, he said.

“This is precisely what we had in mind,” Uebbing said.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – Get ready for some top-flight action in a hidden gem in Montgomery.

The Lagoon Park Trail opened its doors a few years ago. It has several kilometers of walking areas and trails through the woods for mountain bikers. Now they have something new. It’s a BMX track that offers a nice challenge for those who like to tackle it.

“It’s the only thing like it in Montgomery,” Ed Grimes said with the Lagoon Park Trail. “We have hired FlowMotion Anniston to build this section.

It all started for security reasons.

“I was driving with my daughter and a car pulled up around the corner. I decided we needed a safe place to ride and not interact with traffic. said Grimes.

Now cyclists, walkers and runners across the river region exercise on the trail.

“It’s a great convenience for the city. It is a question of quality of life. Millennials ride their bikes and want to go out, exercise, and do exciting things. Grimes added.

May 18, Lagoon Park Trail will host the Beaver Trail 5K, mountain bike time trials and a big air BMX competition. You can get all the details and registration information on its website.

Young bikers already like what they see.

“From the top of the hill to the bottom, there are chances to get some fresh air,” said BMX rider Lucas Irvin.

Organizers are hoping for a large turnout, so that more people can learn more about this somewhat hidden attraction in Montgomery. There will be food and music near the Pete Peterson Lodge, where most of the action takes place.

“Our approach to the event is threefold,” said Grimes. “We want some awareness to let them know we’re here, and to get people to ride and fundraising. All the money goes to the track.”

The folks with the Lagoon Park Trail have a pretty simple motto.

“Let go of your tail and out on the trail.”

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The county will begin work over the next few weeks on two major improvement projects with a combined price tag of nearly $ 1.4 million.

Repair work on sections of the pier at McNears Beach Park is expected to cost $ 990,000, and replacement of the irrigation system at Lagoon Park, adjacent to the Civic Center and County Fairgrounds, is expected to cost $ 400,000.

Max Korten, acting director of Marin County Parks, said the jetty project would be funded with Measure A funds.

“This really fits the goal of Measure A, which takes care of the park facilities that we have,” Korten said. “There is a lot of deferred maintenance on the pier. “

Korten compared the plans to a homeowner replacing the foundation of a house.

“It’s not the most exciting job,” Korten said. “But it’s essential to make sure you still have a home in case there is an earthquake.”

The pier, which stretches into San Pablo Bay, was badly damaged in 2008 when a 270-foot barge broke off in a storm and crashed there. The insurance money then paid for the repairs.

“We took this opportunity to examine the rest of the pier which was not affected by the crash,” Korten said.

County workers found that under the pier, the concrete beams supporting it were starting to crack and in some places the concrete was shattering, exposing rusty rebar.

Senior park planner Steve Petterle said to repair the pier, rust will need to be removed from the rebar and the concrete repaired or wrapped in concrete fabric.

“It’s kind of like filling a tooth,” Petterle said. “You must get rid of the cavity before you fill it.”

The pier is on state land as it stretches across the bay and the county operates it in accordance with state regulations. Korten said the county’s operating agreement with the state requires him to keep the pier open to the public even during repairs.

“This can be an extended project,” Petterle said. “It can last six months. “

Indeed, the work will be limited to times when the tides provide workers with the access they need under the pier, he said.

In contrast, replacing the irrigation system at Lagoon Park is only expected to take two months.

“We only had two break sections during the fair,” Korten said. “It’s a mess when this happens, and it wastes water, so it’s important that we fix these things.”

Petterle said the breaks during the Marin County Fair could have been caused by carnival workers driving tent poles or driving heavy tractor-trailer trucks across the lawn at the fairgrounds. The project involves the replacement of a main pipeline, an asbestos pipe nearly 50 years old.

Petterle said the pipe is not delivering water to the lagoon. He speculates that it can be powered by a spring.

“Nobody really knows how it fills up,” Petterle said. “But it remains at a fairly constant level.”

Also in August, design work is expected to begin on a destination playground for McInnis Park in San Rafael. Master plans for the improvement of McNears Beach Park and Stafford Lake Park are expected to go to the Marin County Oversight Board soon, Korten said. A preliminary plan for McNears Beach unveiled over a year ago called for a larger pool, changing rooms and new concession buildings. It was estimated at $ 45 million.

A four-year project to open a 5-mile multi-use trail through Lagoon Park in Montgomery has been completed.

In a ceremony on Monday, the last part of the trail was dedicated to a fallen Gunter Annex airman who dedicated a lot of time to the project.

Senior aviator William Hunter Kirkpatrick, 25, worked for Gunter’s lifecycle management center and led the compensation efforts. He died in November from surgery.

Kirkpatrick’s mother, Carole Kirkpatrick, received a marble replica of the plaque that marks the head of Hunter’s Trail, a quarter-mile cross-country loop that Kirkpatrick personally oversaw.

“It’s an honor for our family. You only have so many opportunities to honor someone and this will probably be one of the last times we can honor Hunter for something he has done, so I am grateful for this opportunity, ”says Carole Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick, an outdoor enthusiast, husband and father, devoted much of his free time to the trail on site and at home. In addition, he organized 350 fellow Airmen to help. Since the start of the project, hundreds of Air Force students studying at Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter have volunteered their weekends to help clear the trails by chopping trees, raking, cleaning up trails. debris and more.

For its commanding officer, Master Sgt. Gregory Bush, Kirkpatrick was a natural fit.

“We were looking for someone to take over the leadership of our unit and Airmen Kirkpatrick was one of the first to raise his hand,” said Bush. “He did a remarkable job and it is unfortunate that he cannot be with us here today.”

Without their help and that of others at the Maxwell Officer Training School, the project would have failed, said Volunteer Trail Construction Manager Will O’Connor.

“Yes, we planned it, but the work was done entirely by other volunteers and in particular by the military,” O’Connor said. “A significant portion was led by Airman Kirkpatrick who went out on weekends, outside of our normal work days with other volunteers.”

“We appreciate the time he spent alone, not only here, but at home learning what we were doing so that he could help us lead others,” added O’Connor.

One of the Air Force’s core values ​​is service and it is encouraged among all Airmen, said Lt. Col. Leonard Boothe, who serves at LCMC.

“Volunteering is definitely about service first and excellence in everything you do,” Boothe said. “Hunter, for his part, was instrumental in both directing Airmen and delivering leadership projects. He was dedicated to this trial and spent a lot of time and effort here.”

Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, Councilor Richard Bollinger and other representatives from City Council and the Chamber of Commerce joined Maxwell’s agents for the opening.

“This is a perfect example of a rapprochement between government and the private sector … business after business, business after business has provided materiel and other resources and the military has rendered an impeccable service,” Strange said. “It will be for everyone in the river area to come and use.”

In the near future, the city hopes to use the area for national and regional competitive racing and bike races for children and adults.

Ed Grimes, has been with the project from the start as chair of the Lagoon Park Trail Committee. It was great to finally see it all come together.

“It’s been over four years so it’s fantastic… we didn’t know if we were going to open it, but it got to a point where we knew we would open, maybe not as fast as we wanted. , but it would be done, ”Grimes said.

Grimes added that the park still has room to expand.

The trailhead is at Pete Peterson Lodge in Lagoon Park. The project began with a $ 100,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Community and Economic Affairs.

The Dutch architecture studio MVRDV will replace a flooded shopping center in the Taiwanese city of Tainan with a lagoon to create a “trendy urban swimming pool” and an artificial beach (+ slideshow).

The Rotterdam firm won a competition to transform the mall into a park and is working with local studios The Urbanist Collaborative and LLJ Architects on the project. Construction is expected to begin later this year.

The lagoon will stretch towards the city’s waterfront, opening up views that were once blocked by the China-Town Mall. Built in 1983, the mall had become partially derelict and flooded according to MVRDV.

The new waterway will be flanked by sand dunes and native plantations to create a green corridor in the city’s downtown core.

“This old inundated shopping center is going to be a poetic lagoon and a hip urban swimming pool: a symbolic act,” said MVRDV co-founder Winy Maas. “The connection with the waterfront will be completed with a green promenade and an artificial beach along the canal to celebrate the restored view of the sea and the removal of the shopping center that previously obscured it.”

“A large commercial structure of low architectural quality, it disconnected the city from its waterfront and quickly fell into decline, becoming like the rotten tooth of downtown Tainan,” he said.

The lagoon will be carved below street level, occupying what used to be the underground parking lot of the shopping center. The remains of its concrete structure, including the square section columns, will protrude above the water’s surface.

Playgrounds and rows of shops will be set up along the water on the lower level, while a steel bridge will connect two walkways at street level. The perpendicular Haian Road will also be converted into a park.

Glass-covered elevators connecting the park to street level will also serve as observation towers. These structures will be illuminated at night to give the appearance of giant lanterns.

New transportation routes will be created to free the area from heavy traffic and surrounding roads will be pedestrianized at night, allowing cafes to spill into the streets.

Construction is expected to start in the fall of 2016.

MVRDV was selected earlier this year to transform the 938-meter-long Seoul Station Viaduct into a public park that could become South Korea’s answer to New York’s High Line.

The firm was founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. His recently completed projects include a flower-shaped office building near Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and he also unveiled plans for a green complex in Amsterdam.

In an interview with Dezeen, Serpentine director Julia Peyton-Jones called MVRDV’s 2004 proposal to lock up the London gallery in a mountain-shaped pavilion as a “heroic failure”.

Project credits:

Architects: MVRDV, The Urbanist Collaborative, LLJ Architects
Sustainable development and landscape consultant: Progressive Environmental Inc
Structural engineers: Urban Sculptor Planning & Designing Consultants
Transportation planners: THI Consultants Inc
MEP engineers: Chants