Today was the seventeenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued preparing the fountain pool sides where they meet the tiles. They want to make sure that all of the old paint is removed to ensure that the new paint makes a good bond. They are also...
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Today was the Sixteenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: A couple Friends of the Fountain and Walk Board members continued preparing the fountain pool surface by using scrapers and power sanders. We think it is ready to be painted! We will have to keep the fountain drained until the...
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Today was the fifteenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: A couple Friends of the Fountain and Walk Board members continued preparing the fountain pool surface by using scrapers and power sanders. We will have to keep the fountain drained until the repairs are completed. Thank you for your patience,...
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Today was the fourteenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: Because of all the rain, the fountain pool collected a fair amount of rainwater, as the pumps and plumbing have been removed. City Parks Department continued draining the water using a couple small pumps, each one connected to a garden...
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Yesterday was the thirteenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: Because of all the rain, the fountain pool collected a fair amount of rainwater, as the pumps and plumbing have been removed. City Parks Department began the slow process of draining the water using a garden hose. They did not...
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Today was the twelfth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department cleaned what they had ground and scraped off the painted surfaces of the fountain pool, in preparation for the storm coming tomorrow. They did not want to have the ground off paint debris collect in the fountain...
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Today was the eleventh day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department prepared traffic safety signs to alert motorists of staff and their vehicles working in the area City Parks Department continued grinding and scraping off the painted surface of the sides of the fountain pool We will have...
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Today there were no repairs to the fountain. City staff is working on a traffic safety plan that will keep the staff safe as they are working from their vehicles near the fountain. Repairs will resume when the plan has been worked out. My reports will continue at that point. City Parks Department has discovered that grinding off the painted...
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Today was the tenth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by a photo: City Parks Department continued grinding off the painted surface of the fountain pool. This has turned out to be harder than originally planned. The fountain will be drained through at least 6 February. Thank you for your patience, and for...
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Today was the ninth day of the repairs to the fountain. Here is what was done, followed by some photos: City Parks Department continued grinding off the painted surface of the fountain pool The fountain will be drained through at least 6 February. Thank you for your patience, and for your help in making this happen. Please follow my daily...
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