KineticPark Committee meets to discuss hill shift
January 11, 2005

The KineticPark Committee met in an emergency session this morning to discuss a shift in the hill on the back side of KineticPark that occurred early Monday morning, causing trees to fall.

The Committee was told by HMDA Executive Director Bill Toney that the fallen trees were removed immediately to protect two homes nearby. Although homes are out of danger, plans are in place to monitor the hillside closely until it is fixed.

Committee members asked that Triad Engineering, consultant to the KineticPark project, accelerate its report of the damage and what needs to be done. They discussed plans to plant new trees and vegetation once repairs are complete, to improve the hill’s appearance.

Committee members also decided to recommend to the HMDA Board that an independent engineering firm be secured to review the entire site to identify any other potential issues that need to be addressed.

The next meeting of the Huntington Municipal Development Authority is January 24th.

Updates on shift corrections will be posted regularly on this website.

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