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THE WORK HERE AT BIG LAKE PARK IS TO REPAIR THE WEIR[Updates to Big Lake Park Will Keep it Beautiful for Years to Come!]
OF THE DAM STRUCTURE HERE AND TO, UH, REINFORCE THE OVERBANK SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE STRUCTURE AND ALSO REESTABLISH SOME SLOPES THAT HAVE HAD SOME EROSION ON THEM.WE HAVE A LOT OF BLOWS GOING THROUGH THE CREEK CHANNEL, AND THEY'RE GETTING FASTER AND THE VELOCITY, SO THEY KIND OF SCOUR THE SIZE OF THE CREEK BANK.
UM, BUT ULTIMATELY JUST REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE DAM.
THIS, UH, DAM IS, UH, SEVERAL DECADES OLD AND OCCASIONALLY IT NEEDS A LITTLE FACELIFT.
SO WE'RE GONNA COME IN AND, UH, FILL IN SOME CRACKS AND SOME, DO SOME GROUTING WORK SO THAT IT CAN BE AROUND FOR SEVERAL MORE DECADES.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AREAS THAT ARE UNDERMINED.
SO AT KIND OF THE TOE, THE END OF THE DAM, UM, THERE'S SOME GAPS UNDERNEATH.
WE'RE PUTTING IN ROCK, AND THEN WE'RE LAYING STONE ON TOP, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FILL IN THE GAPS WITH SOIL, UM, WHICH WE THEN CONCEDE WITH, UH, GRASSES AND WILDFLOWER MIXES SO THAT WE HAVE A GREEN GIAN ADJACENT.
SO WE HAVE A NICE, PRETTY, UM, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AREA.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESTINATION FOR THE CITY OF PLANO AND OUR PARK USERS.
YOU CAN KAYAK ON THE LAKE HERE, YOU CAN GO FISHING.
UM, LOTS OF PEOPLE COME AND HIKE AND, UH, BIKE AND DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS ON THE TRAIL.
UM, IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE PLACE TO GO BIRDWATCHING AND JUST ENJOY.
SO WE DEFINITELY WANNA KEEP THIS, UH, FOR YEARS TO COME.