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Morgan, Dick <br /> From: Morgan, Dick <br /> To: Hammitt, Bob; Shutt, Gene; Medlin, Johnny <br /> Cc: Stansfield, Adrian; Rhay, Tim; Grissell, Dee <br /> Subject: Golden Gardens Ponds -- Drowning - �- <br /> Date: Friday, July 08, 1994 11:40AM <br /> Bob, I'm sure that you have read about the drowning that occured at Golden Gardens on thur.7 /7. Johnny <br /> and I went out the first thing fri. 7/8 and toured the property. Later that morning I toured Myrnie Daut, <br /> Cathy Josephs, and Gene Shutt over the property giving them an idea of the maintenance performed, the <br /> Park Rule signs that are posted and the various uses of the park by the neighbors, Dog and Boat clubs, <br /> fishing etc. that goes on in the area. Maintenance is minimal with a once a year mowing where possible, <br /> with garbage pickup be to performed on an as needed basis or by the clubs that use the area for their <br /> activites! We do not restrict access to the park because of the natural resources that people like to use. <br /> We do not post NO SWIMMING signs because the law does not require governmental agencies to post <br /> natural body's of water, rivers, lakes, ponds etc.. In fact posting of such area brings a higher level of <br /> liability! The fencing and gating are to restrict access to motor vehicles to the area. This is next to <br /> impossible since there are access points to the fields surrounding the ponds that the City has no jurisdiction <br /> over! I hope this helps if you get any questions next week.. Cathy has some case studies that relate to <br /> water features and their signage if you need further information. Dick Morgan <br /> Page 1 <br />