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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Friends and neighbors: Last night (Weds., Jan. 28), the City of Berkeley’s Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Dept. held a community meeting at Live Oak Park to gather ideas for possible improvements to the historic Fountain and Walk area. These improvements would be paid for with $130,000 in funds from Measure WW, a regionwide local grant program for acquisition and improvement...
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Today was the eighth 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 and also began grinding the paint off of the sides up to the tiles The fountain will be drained through at least 6 February. Thank you for...
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Friends and neighbors: Tonight (Jan. 28) from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Live Oak Park Fireside Room, the City of Berkeley is hosting a public meeting on how some funds set aside for improvements to The Circle and Fountain Walk will be allocated. These are funds from Measure WW, a regionwide local grant program for acquisition and improvement of parkland and...
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Today was the seventh 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 Lisa from Scansite in Woodacre, CA came to pick up the original plaster bear and acanthus finial from the artist’s (Sarita Waite) studio in Oakland. Lisa will...
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