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The Black Lake Walking Path near Lake Miona opened in 2022. The path, which wound up costing $840,000, was nicknamed the “million dollar mile” by one official, after the cost of the project continued to climb.
The path, which was closed in January 2023 for warranty repairs, has continued to experience drainage problems.
The Project Wide Advisory Committee discussed the status of the walking trail at Monday’s meeting at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. Mike Harris of District Property Management reminded PWAC members that the path was constructed in a wetland in very mucky conditions. The location was chosen for its breathtaking view of Lake Miona and the path has become extremely popular.
Harris said the water is coming from “rain coupled with irrigation.” He noted the warranty on the trail has expired.“We are going to have maintenance issues we are going to have to address,” Harris added.
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This is an A in creative marketing writing in this write up.
1) There is not a breathtaking view of Lake Miona on this path.
2) The million dollar mile is a typical overspend in the villages to improve with the changing times, and the path wasn't even a mile, so they had to add a loop.
3) Maintenance issues is a nice restatement of a correction of a failure of engineering and planning just to get something done.
4) path is in wetlands, which by definition is man made 3 feet of dirt over a swamp's water level.
I don't know enough of the particular details, but i will say whomever is part of the selection process and bidding process, shouldn't really be continuing in this capacity.
Change my mind.