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Flood Basin Meeting to Include Memorial Park Conceptual Graphics

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Community members will soon have a chance to see conceptual drawings of what Memorial Park could look like after it is turned into a flood detention basin in San Anselmo. 

The project is part of efforts to avoid another “100-year” flood similar to what drowned the area twice in 30 years.

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Creating the catch basin will involve lowering the field at Memorial Park and building berms around the edges, so the park – which would continue to consist of athletic fields and open space – could be filled with water to prevent flooding.

San Rafael-based landscape firm Abey Arnold Associates will present conceptual images of the basin a meeting Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the San Anselmo Town Hall Council Chambers, at 525 San Anselmo Avenue.

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Town staff wants to hear community feedback and concerns regarding the images and entire project, which town officials are referring to as the “Memorial Park Dual-Use Facility.”

For more information, contact Gerhard Epke at gepke@townofsananselmo.org or 258-4653.

 

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