Connelly Park recovery update: progress made, work still ahead
Around 25 trees have been fully removed from Connelly Park after a windstorm toppled 15 and uprooted another 10. The trees were also all trimmed.
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The bathroom and pump house at Connelly Park have been declared a complete loss, according to General Manager Sam Castro. Castro said he is waiting for final paperwork from the insurance companies before demolishing the two buildings.
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Crews at Connelly Park will be working on repairing irrigation systems and filling holes left by the uprooted trees this week. There should be a set opening date for the park in the next two weeks, according to the general manager.
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Around 50-100 cords of firewood will be free for pickup to Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation ratepayers this fall, after the burn ban is lifted.
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Around 16-20 of the benches at Connelly Park were destroyed by trees landing on them during the May windstorm. General Manager Sam Castro said he plans on working with Columbia Basin Job Corps to ask if they would be willing to make more of the signature cement benches found at the park.
MOSES LAKE — Repairs at Connelly Park are steadily moving forward following a destructive windstorm in May that toppled nearly 15 trees and uprooted at least 10 more, causing extensive damage to park infrastructure. According to Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District General Manager Sam Castro, the park is showing significant signs of recovery – but it is not yet ready to reopen.
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