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Water Tank to Go Up Between Dobbs Road, Waller Park
The least intrusive location option was chosen for Roswell's new water plant raw water storage tank.
Roswell City Council finalized the site location for the city's new raw water tank to a space behind Waller Park recreation facility buildings and partially within the current Water Resources Division property on Dobbs Road - the least visible of all the options considered. The modified location, dubbed Option 1.5, was the most favored by the community, despite its more expensive price tag in comparision to Option 2. "The headlines for us likely look like we've spent more here, but the reality is, longterm, I don't think that there's any question that this is in the best interest of our parks, our neighborhoods and our value," said Councilwoman Nancy Diamond. Having narrowed down the options to just two by the time council met Monday …
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Lee Fleck
8:06 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
If the cost were only $17 million. Over the recent past the council & the city administration has pursued a policy of increasing city assets with little or no concern for the long term costs to operate or maintain these assets. The several million dollar cost to install synthetic turf fields which only have a life expectancy of 10 years is a perfect example of an ongoing expense property owners … more ›