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Valley View Estates

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Council, Residents Find Few Agreements on Valley View Pond Issue

Residents still uninterested in pond naturalization, maintain desire for dredging.

Much like during the June 19 village council meeting, little common ground was found between village officials and residents concerning what to do with Valley View pond during Tuesday night's council meeting. The pond, located in the Valley View Estates subdivision west of Main and north of 75th, suffers from poor water conditions, odors, algae blooms and more as a result from sediment buildup, waterfowl presence and a lack of substantial vegetation. During the June 19 council meeting during a “workshop” session on the subject, the two primary options presented were to either dredge the pond at a village-estimated cost of nearly $1 million or “naturalize” the pond, converting it to a sustainable marshland for nearly half the estimated …

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Georgia

11:45 am on Friday, March 29, 2013

The town is taking all the sediment and clean up from the watersheds and pushing it upstream in Prentiss creek by woodward and 63 rd. Then the town plans on getting rid of most of our water and doing plant lands. Which is basically a forest preserve! The town originally said they were going to do a wetland restoration this would reduce sediment. How is getting rid of practically all of our water …   more ›

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Council Discusses Options for Valley View Pond Project

Council and public discussed whether to dredge pond or naturalize it during Tuesday night's village council meeting.

During Tuesday night's village council meeting, the council was presented with an interesting dilemma during a workshop involving “repairs” to a pond: Should they spend more money on a temporary solution that appeases the residents affected or do they save money on a sustainable solution those affected do not want? Such was the situation Tuesday as the council discussed what to do about the Valley View pond during the “first read” section of an otherwise light council agenda. The pond, in the Valley View Estates subdivision west of Main and north of 75th, suffers from poor water conditions, odors, algae blooms and more as a result from sediment buildup, waterfowl presence and a lack of substantial vegetation. The village assumed it would …

Georgia

11:50 am on Friday, March 29, 2013

The town is taking all the sediment and clean up from the watersheds and pushing it upstream in Prentiss creek by woodward and 63 rd. Then the town plans on getting rid of most of our water and doing plant lands. Which is basically a forest preserve! The town originally said they were going to do a wetland restoration this would reduce sediment. How is getting rid of practically all of our water …   more ›

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