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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MORGAN Dick A <br /> To: SHUTT Gene <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob <br /> Subject: RE: BH: Golden Gardens Ponds <br /> Date: Tuesday, July 23, 1996 8:OOAM <br /> Gene's memory is pretty good! We were looking at putting in tile and sloping the bank to allow access. <br /> We ( John Weber) worked with engineering on the possible solution to the crossing. The simple solution <br /> that we had proposed was not so simple! I can't remember the cost, but it was above $50,000!! This <br /> was determined to be too costly for the number of people who actually use the area. No promises were <br /> ever made to the Dog clubs! The fact that NO bridge or crossing was going back into the channel was <br /> • <br /> passed on to the Dog club. RAM <br /> From: SHUTT Gene <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob <br /> Cc: MORGAN Dick A <br /> Subject: RE: BH: Golden Gardens Ponds <br /> Date: Monday, July 22, 1996 2:54PM <br /> Dick will probably remember this better than me, but it seems <br /> that once the decision was made to get rid of the bridge some <br /> discussion (but no decision) took place about installing large <br /> tile and covering it with rock, laying back the banks on both <br /> sides and allowing those folks with four -wheel drives to cross <br /> the best they could. People without four wheel drives would <br /> not be able to access, and no one would be able to access <br /> during times of high water. Last year, there was access to <br /> the ponds for people taking a gravel road off of Terry on the <br /> north side of the ditch and going through some fields. I <br /> believe there is development occuring there now, so that <br /> access may no longer be available. <br /> I doubt that we ever "committed" to doing anything, since any <br /> sort of project would be expensive, piecemeal, and probably <br /> still be some sort of and attractive nuisance or liability. I <br /> would propose that if anything is done it's done with a master <br /> planning effort for the area. As I recall there were only a <br /> couple of special interest groups (dog clubs( ?), that used the <br /> area on and annual basis. Neighbors along the area were upset <br /> that motorcyclists used the ponds for bike racing. It would <br /> seem there should be some similarity in how Golden Gardens and <br /> East Alton Baker are used. <br /> If anything is done, we should talk about funding. From a <br /> stormwater position there is no need for a crossing, as the <br /> only purpose of a crossing would be access to a park type area <br /> for recreation, or for police fire access, all of which are <br /> general fund. Do we have general funding available for a <br /> project of this type? Gene <br /> From: JENNINGS Carrie A <br /> To: MORGAN Dick A <br /> Cc: SHUTT Gene <br /> Subject: BH: Golden Gardens Ponds <br /> Date: Monday, July 22, 1996 2:45PM <br /> FROM: Bob Hammitt <br /> I ran into Peter Goodale over the weekend. He asked when we <br /> were going to build the crossing over the channel at Golden <br /> Gardens ponds. He stated that we tore the bridge out and had <br /> Page 1 <br />