What Are They Doing?
It began Monday morning.
Spray painted lines appeared on the sidewalk and grass and even on the snow. There were little flags, too, in different colors - red, orange, green.
Later that afternoon a couple signs appeared in one place where the trail crosses the creek: Warning, sewage leak. Keep out. Was someone digging and broke a sewage line?
On Wednesday, wooden stakes appeared here and there, along the trail, along the creek.
This morning, men in orange vests were busying themselves among the reeds in one area of the creek, maybe a hundred yards downstream from where the supposed sewage leak was announced. Other men in bright vests were winding rope from metal pole to metal pole, effectively fencing off one side of the trail. There were also large construction vehicles and a "concrete works" truck parked on the wild grass on the side of the trail.
My normal peaceful morning walk, communing with nature as I watch the birds and squirrels was not as peaceful as it normally is. What are they doing?
When I returned home, I did a bit of researching. What are they doing? That bit of trail is part of Thornton's Heritage Trail, and I found an expense report that refers to "amenities" along the trail, and another Heritage Trail Concept plan that suggests such trail enhancements in that area as "signage, animal tracks in concrete, bird houses and other interpretive open space components." But only the animal tracks requires concrete... and not nearly as much space as has been roped off. I'm still left in the dark. What is going on? How long will it take? And how long will it be before I can walk the trail in peace again?
Spray painted lines appeared on the sidewalk and grass and even on the snow. There were little flags, too, in different colors - red, orange, green.
Later that afternoon a couple signs appeared in one place where the trail crosses the creek: Warning, sewage leak. Keep out. Was someone digging and broke a sewage line?
On Wednesday, wooden stakes appeared here and there, along the trail, along the creek.
This morning, men in orange vests were busying themselves among the reeds in one area of the creek, maybe a hundred yards downstream from where the supposed sewage leak was announced. Other men in bright vests were winding rope from metal pole to metal pole, effectively fencing off one side of the trail. There were also large construction vehicles and a "concrete works" truck parked on the wild grass on the side of the trail.
My normal peaceful morning walk, communing with nature as I watch the birds and squirrels was not as peaceful as it normally is. What are they doing?
When I returned home, I did a bit of researching. What are they doing? That bit of trail is part of Thornton's Heritage Trail, and I found an expense report that refers to "amenities" along the trail, and another Heritage Trail Concept plan that suggests such trail enhancements in that area as "signage, animal tracks in concrete, bird houses and other interpretive open space components." But only the animal tracks requires concrete... and not nearly as much space as has been roped off. I'm still left in the dark. What is going on? How long will it take? And how long will it be before I can walk the trail in peace again?
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